These floods in Gangetic West Bengal were soon followed by floods in North Bengal that affected 7 districts.These floods were caused by the shifting of the monsoon trough in the sub-himalayan region.The floods claimed seven lives so far in the region, while about one lakh people were affected in the five districts—60,000 of them in Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri alone —and many of them had taken shelter in the relief camps.Communication between Falakata and Madarihat in Jalpaiguri district remained cut off due to large-scale inundation and a majority of the residents of the two areas had taken shelter in the relief camps. Malda District has been flooded by overflow of river Fulhaar,Behula,Ganga and Mahananda. More than 2 lakhs people have been affected by the flood conditions. 4 blocks of Malda district is under water including Englishbazar.
