Question

Brief explanation about 2017 west Bengal flood.​

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Dhaniakhali of Hooghly district and Ghatal in West Midnapore district were the two worst affected areas. 1,79,321 hectares out of 10,82,285 hectares of paddy seedbeds were damaged.[7] At least 50 people died while nearly 20 lakh (2 million) were affected in over 160 villages, which were inundated due to heavy rains. 2,301 people were evacuated from their houses and 2,02,957 hectare of agricultural land was submerged. Around 7,868 houses were entirely destroyed while 44,361 were partially damaged in West Bengal.[8][9] The state lost around Rs.553 crores(US$86.6 million) due to the storm.[10] An additional eleven people were reported to be killed in Jharkhand due to heavy rains.[11]