Patna flooded, but monsoon rainfall still below normal
nEW dELHI, Oct. 1 -- Large parts of Patna are facing a flood-like situation, with water entering homes and people being rescued in boats. Thirty-two people have died so far, while hundreds including the deputy chief minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi, had to be rescued. What led to these floods? It is not a result of rivers breaching their banks and entering the city. The cause is a four-day deluge, the highest in 119 years, after three months of deficient rains this monsoon season....
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