More than 100 dead due to flooding in India
Officials say the 2019 monsoon season has been unusually high.
More than 100 people have died due to an unusually high monsoon season in the Indian states Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, several media outlets report.
Some parts of India have received between 22 and 61 per cent more monsoon rain than usual this year, CNN reports.
Health care services, rail and road traffic, schools and power supply have been impacted in both Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, BBC reports.
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In Uttar Pradesh, officials were forced to relocate more than 500 prisoners to other districts due to rising water levels.
In the state of Maharashtra, more than 165,000 people were displaced and sent to relief camps in August, CNN reports.
In Bihar's capital city Patna, which is home to 2 million, waist-high water forced officials to use boats to rescue stranded residents.
India's monsoon season typically runs from June to September, but elevated water levels can persist into October.
On Monday, India's Meteorological Department said rain is expected to taper in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh this week.