NASA Images Show Bihar's Worst Flooding in 18 Years

NASA has released satellite images showing severe flooding in Bihar's Gandak River, highlighting the disaster's scale for the first time in 18 years. The images, published October 2, document record water levels following heavy rainfall in Nepal. The flooding, caused by rains in Nepal from September 24-27, has submerged villages across West Champaran, East Champaran, Saran, Gopalganj, Vaishali, and Muzaffarpur. NASA's Terra and Aqua satellite images compare September 20 and 29, showing the river significantly widened from Bagaha to Saran, with water spreading into fields and lowlands. NASA reported the Gandak's water level at Devghat, Nepal reached 11.94 meters on September 27, the highest since measurements began in the 1960s. Record levels were also set at Bagaha, Dumriyaghat, Revaghat, and Lalganj in India. As of October 3 evening, three locations remained above danger marks, though water levels were receding.