Man ferries bicycle to safety as Ganga swamps Nakta Diyara

A resident of Nakta Diyara carries his bicycle off a boat upon reaching Patna on 21 August 2026, after the swollen Ganga river inundated his village during heavy monsoon rainfall.

Displaced residents of Nakta Diyara disembark a boat at Patna on 21 August 2026, carrying bicycles salvaged from their homes after the Ganga breached the low-lying area during the monsoon.

Families fleeing Nakta Diyara step off boats in Patna on 21 August 2026, clutching whatever belongings they could salvage after the Ganga river submerged the area under monsoon floodwaters.

Monsoon-driven flooding of the Ganga river inundated Nakta Diyara on 21 August 2026, compelling families to board boats and reach Patna carrying only their essential belongings.

Residents of flood-hit Nakta Diyara in Bihar arrive by boat at Patna on 21 August 2026, with their belongings, as relentless monsoon rainfall caused the Ganga to overflow its banks.

The Ganga river, swollen by sustained monsoon rainfall, submerged Nakta Diyara on 21 August 2026, forcing residents to evacuate by boat to Patna with whatever they could carry.

Overcrowded boats navigate the swollen Ganga river near Patna on 21 August 2026, ferrying flood-affected residents to safety as monsoon rainfall pushed the river well above its normal level.

Farmers and residents of Nakta Diyara arrive at Patna on 21 August 2026, lugging their belongings after the Ganga river inundated agricultural land and homes during the monsoon season.

Farmers from Nakta Diyara in Bihar reach Patna on 21 August 2026 with their belongings after the monsoon-swollen Ganga inundated their fields and settlements, disrupting livelihoods.

The Bihar monsoon flood crisis deepened on 21 August 2026 as people and farmers from Nakta Diyara continued arriving in Patna by boat, carrying their remaining possessions after the Ganga inundated the area.