The incidents of drowning were reported from East and West Champaran, Aurangabad, Kaimur, Buxar, Siwan, Rohtas, Saran, Patna, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Gopalganj and Arwal districts. “So far, 43 bodies have been fished out. The kin of the victims will be given ₹4 lakh ex-gratia. Eight of them have already been disbursed,”
