Flood alert issued in Bihar after Nepal landslide

Patna: Authorities on Monday put five districts of Bihar under flood alert after a rise in the water level of Gandal river.  

The landslide on late Saturday night had sent mud and rocks tumbling into the Kali Gandaki river in Myagdi district, creating a two-kilometre-long (1.2 mile) artificial lake and sparking fears of flash flooding.

26 houses were submerged in Nepal along the river, which begins near the Nepal-China border.

Flood alerts are sounded in East Champaran, West Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan and Saran districts and a notice has been issued asking people living along the riverside to go to safe places.