The flood situation in Bihar worsened as the death toll mounted to 119 due to the deluge, which has affected nearly 98 lakh people in 16 districts, forcing postponement of examination and cancellation of trains. The toll due to the floods triggered by rains in Nepal and northern parts of the state was 72 yesterday, and 73.44 lakh people in 14 districts were hit. Araria district accounted for 23 deaths, followed by Sitamarhi (12), Kisanganj, East Champaran, West Champaran and Supual (11 each), Madhubani and Katihar (7 each), Madhepura and Purnea (5 each), Darbhanga and Saharsa (4 each), Gopalganj and Khagaria (3 each) and Sheohar (2). Chief Minister Nitish Kumar accompanied by his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi and Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh conducted an aerial survey of Gopalganj, Bagha, Bettiah in West Champaran, and Raxual and Motihari in East Champaran. In this photo an elderly person sitting on a washed away road at flood-hit Runni Saidpur in Sitamarhi district. <br /><br /> Take a look of few images from the flood hit areas in Bihar: Betiah: An aerial view of a flood-hit area at Bal Bal in Betiah in West Chaparan, Bihar. (PTI Photo) Sitamarhi: Flood-hit people shift with their belongings at Runni Saidpur in Sitamarhi district. (PTI Photo) Betiah: People collecting flood relief packets, dropped by the Air Force, in Betiah in the flood-hit West Champaran district of Bihar. (PTI Photo) Motihari: An aerial view of a flood-hit region of Motihari district in Bihar. (PTI Photo) Katihar: Army personnel rescue flood victims from villages in Katihar district, Bihar. (PTI Photo) Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar conducts an aerial survey of the flood hit regions of the state. (PTI Photo) Betiah: An Air Force personnel dropping flood relief packets for the flood-affected people in West Champaran district of Bihar. (PTI Photo) Betiah: Volunteers loading flood relief packets on a chopper in Betiah in West Champaran district of Bihar. (PTI Photo) Sitamarhi: Flood-hit people shift with their belongings at Runni Saidpur in Sitamarhi district. (PTI Photo) Gopalganj: Flood-hit people shift with their belongings at a makeshift camp in Gopalganj district. (PTI Photo) Gopalganj : A damage dam in flood affected Gopalganj. (PTI Photo) Purnea: Flood-affected villagers shift with their belongings in Purnea district. (PTI Photo) Katihar: Villagers in a flood-hit area in Katihar district of Bihar. (PTI Photo) Gopalganj: A view of a flood-affected village in Gopalganj district of Bihar. (PTI Photo)

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