By IRNA,
New Delhi : At least 20 people were killed after a boat capsized while carrying dozens of refugees from flooding in the Indian state of Bihar.
The incident raises the death toll from the floods to more than 70.
Thousands of people have been evacuated to higher ground to escape the rising waters after the Kosi river burst its banks and changed course.
Continuing bad weather has hampered efforts to get aid to 2.5 million people who have been displaced.
Angry villagers in the worst-affected district, Madhepura, said they had no idea where to take shelter.
The flooding began 11 days ago in neighbouring Nepal, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless there.
Indian PM Manmohan Singh, who visited the affected areas in Bihar on Thursday, said the flooding was a “national calamity”.
He has announced an aid package worth $230m.
But aid agencies say many of the victims are being moved to temporary shelters which lack basic amenities and are at risk from disease.