New Delhi: The Kosi, often known as the river of sorrow in Bihar, has once again lived up to its name as it floods vast swathes of Bihar with 2.5 million people affected and thousands feared killed. A fact sheet:
Kosi rises in the Nepal Himalayas, enters Bihar in Supaul (Saharsa district) and joins the Ganga near Kursaila in Katihar district, now an inundated district in north Bihar.
The river on the whole flows a total of 320 km before joining the Ganges.
Stone cold after Kosi kills her newborn
Text: IANS
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Image: An aerial view shows the flood affected area of Araria district near the border with Nepal, in Bihar on Saturday, September 6, 2008.
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