India's Bihar state fights twin threat of virus and floods

Monsoon floods have swamped large parts of India’s densely populated Bihar state and displaced more than 300,000 people by Friday, officials said, exacerbating the risk of the coronavirus and stymieing its response to the pandemic. The floods have killed at least 24 people in the state, where heavy rain has submerged thousands of villages in 14 districts and pushed the already feeble health care system to the wall. India's National Disaster Response Force said it had deployed 28 of its teams to help with rescue and relief work.