The Bihar Floods 2008

Fed by the melting snows from Himalayas, And seven tributaries through the year, The river Kosi still remains untamed! A giant ‘water-snake’ that moves side-wards, Flooding the fields and washing off all huts – A river that is annually ‘in spate’! The ‘Kosi’ is the ‘sorrow of Bihar’! A million people have lost huts and homes; Many are stranded without shelter, food. The plight of people is so pathetic; The helicopters can rescue but few; The food-packets don’t reach the hungry souls! They blame a broken barrage near Nepal; But embankments can’t stop the annual floods; The river changed its course so many times! O Indian, wake up to the neighbor’s call! Share your mite to help the marooned people; Your love of brethren should engulf your hearts! O God, have mercy on the flood-hit state! Recede the waters of Kosi in spate; Rescue the victims and improve their fate! Copyright by Dr John Celes 08-31-2008