India officials ask residents to stay alert amid possible flood risk

Samrat Choudhary, the chief minister of Bahar Officials in the Bihar state of India, to the south of Nepal, are warning residents to remain alert amid warnings of flooding from the Gandak river. Samrat Choudhary, the chief minister of Bahar, says that measures such as the monitoring of embankments, night patrolling and deployment of emergency personnel teams have been put in place in several of the state's districts. The Red Cross - which is warning of waves potentially three metre high waves -