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PATNA: Continuous rain coupled with high speed wind due to Cyclone Yaas has caused massive water logging across Bihar. According to reports reaching here, more than four persons have died due to lightening and house collapse in the last 24 hours.
Local areas in Patna are affected with unclean water inundating several streets and power supply remaining snapped for many hours on Thursday. In many low-lying areas of the capital city, the water logging has led to power failure and most communication channels were reportedly disrupted.
Heavy rainfalls in Bihar have thrown the normal life out of gear.. Waterlogging across the state, this time in semi urban areas badly affected.@NewIndianXpress@TheMornStandardpic.twitter.com/EQi3vCTSj0
CM Nitish Kumar made the announcement after chairing a high-level meeting, convened to take a decision on the lockdown, which was in place from May 5 to 15.
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