Bihar and Uttar Pradesh: Floods bring chaos More than 100 people have died due to flooding caused by heavy rains in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, officials have said. Dramatic images of the impact of flood water on urban life have been coming out of the affected areas. Railway traffic, vehicular movement, healthcare services, schools and power supply have been disrupted in both states, officials said. An Uttar Pradesh government report said 93 people have died since Thursday. Monsoon floods displace millions in India Monsoon floods ravage western India Is India’s weather becoming more extreme? In eastern Uttar Pradesh, flooding caused officials to relocate more than 500 prisoners from the Ballia district jail to other prisons after water entered three buildings. The Additional District Magistrate told reporters that officials were awaiting permission to move all of the prison’s 850 inmates to Azamgarh jail, which is about […]