Bihar Floods, August 2008
Date: 18 August, 2008
Category: Riverine Flooding
The 2008 Bihar floods were one of the most disastrous floods
in the eastern Indian state's history. The Kosi embankment near
the Indo-Nepal border broke causing the river to change course, flooding the surrounding areas. The flood affected over 2.3 million people in the northern
part of Bihar.
United Way Response:
- Reconstructing
the lives of 5,000 flood affected people
- Providing
kitchens, balwadi, vocational training and health facilities
- Providing
toilets to maintain good levels of hygiene
- Providing
immediate relief to 40,000 flood affected people
- Running
community kitchens to provide 3 meals per day
- Providing
shelter to the cattle of the families affected
Partners
