Patna vendor navigates flooded streets on 23 Aug

A street vendor pushes his stall through severely waterlogged roads in Patna, Bihar, on 23 August 2026, as heavy monsoon rainfall inundated large parts of the city. (Photo: NationPress)

A cyclist navigates a waterlogged road in Patna, Bihar on 23 August 2026, as heavy monsoon downpours left several city thoroughfares submerged and disrupted daily commutes. (Photo: NationPress)

Commuters struggled to navigate waterlogged roads across Patna, Bihar on 23 August 2026, after heavy monsoon rainfall overwhelmed the city's drainage infrastructure. (Photo: NationPress)

A motorist manoeuvres a four-wheeler through waterlogged roads in Patna, Bihar on 23 August 2026, as monsoon flooding slowed vehicular movement to a crawl across the state capital. (Photo: NationPress)

Residents of Patna were forced to drive through knee-deep floodwater on 23 August 2026 after sustained monsoon rainfall left roads across Bihar's capital inundated for hours. (Photo: NationPress)

A motorist carefully steers a vehicle through a submerged road in Patna, Bihar on 23 August 2026, as intensifying monsoon rains caused widespread waterlogging across the city. (Photo: NationPress)

Daily life in Patna, Bihar ground to a halt on 23 August 2026 as heavy monsoon rainfall triggered waterlogging on major roads, forcing residents to wade through flooded stretches. (Photo: NationPress)

Heavy monsoon rainfall on 23 August 2026 overwhelmed Patna's drainage network, leaving vehicles stranded on waterlogged roads across multiple neighbourhoods of the Bihar capital. (Photo: NationPress)

Vehicles were seen wading through heavily waterlogged stretches in Patna, Bihar on 23 August 2026, with some roads rendered nearly impassable following the monsoon downpour. (Photo: NationPress)

Residents of Patna, Bihar navigated floodwater-covered roads in groups on 23 August 2026, as widespread waterlogging following heavy monsoon rain severely disrupted movement across the city. (Photo: NationPress)