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Situation report from the UN on the 2008 Bihar floods

A comprehensive situation report from the UN dated September 10, 2008

Author : UN

Among lot of other data it gives the current government estimate of affected people (40lakh people, from 2350 affected villages, in 16 districts of Bihar, with the  number of deaths as 87). There is a district-wise breakup. Information about food and other material and cash being distributed, details of the relief camps, UN activities are mentioned.

It also covers the flood situation in UP (where the number of human lives flooding since June is 941) and Assam.

Your comments about the accuracy of the numbers mentioned in the document are welcome.

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