Water on the Patna-Gaya rail route, several trains cancelled, many delayed: floods in 18 districts of Bihar; dam breaks in Saran, 1000 houses flooded in Begusarai.

Floodwaters have spread across 18 districts of Bihar, affecting over 665,000 people. The rate of the Ganges' rise has slowed down in Patna. In the last 24 hours, the water level has risen by 10 cm in Digha, 11 cm in Gandhi Ghat, and 21 cm in Hathidah. The Ganges is above the red mark at all three gauge points. Due to the floods, train traffic on the Patna-Gaya rail route has been affected. Near Jat Dumri, the floodwaters of the Punpun River have submerged bridge number