"The embankments constructed in the 1950s and 1960s had not been properly maintained.
They had become eroded and eventually developed a weak point.
The river breached its embankment through these vulnerable points and entered parts of India that had not seen flooding for perhaps 100 years," says Sinha.
"The embankments constructed in the 1950s and 1960s had not been properly maintained. They had become eroded and eventually developed a weak point. The river breached its embankment through these vulnerable points and entered parts of India that had not seen flooding for perhaps 100 years," says Sinha.
