# Bihar: Footbridge Washed Away and Pontoon Crossings Shut as Unseasonal Rain Swells Bagmati River; Lakhs Affected

> Unseasonal rain has raised water levels on the Bagmati River in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district by two to two and a half feet. A bamboo bridge under construction was swept away, pontoon-bridge approaches are flooded, and standing paddy in low-lying areas has been damaged.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:14:41.442Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76494-bihar-footbridge-washed-away-and-pontoon-crossings-shut-as-unseasonal-rain
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Local flooding of ripe paddy is a small, regional supply loss that is unlikely to affect Indian or world rice prices on its own. It adds to the weather pressure on India's rice harvest.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-06-20 | [Early Season Hot Spells and Corn Grain Yield Potential  (Purdue University)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13175-early-season-hot-spells-and-corn-grain-yield-potential-purdue-university.md) | -6.0% | -9.5% |
| CORN | 2020-11-11 | [La Niña: forecasted drier than usual season poses risks to crops and livestock in some parts of the region  \| IGAD Resilience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50066-la-nina-forecasted-drier-than-usual-season-poses-risks-to-crops-and-livestock.md) | +7.9% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2020-07-27 | [A Few Dry Pockets Being Watched in U.S. Crop Production \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51961-a-few-dry-pockets-being-watched-in-u-s-crop-production-red-river-farm-network.md) | -1.6% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2024-11-01 | [Europe Braces for More Crop Loss and Damage as Rains Lash Down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27793-europe-braces-for-more-crop-loss-and-damage-as-rains-lash-down.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-08-02 | [U.S. cows and pigs gorge on bakery rolls, pet food as corn prices surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57611-u-s-cows-and-pigs-gorge-on-bakery-rolls-pet-food-as-corn-prices-surge.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2025-10-03 | [Rivers Fall Again Ahead Of Harvest Season - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16416-rivers-fall-again-ahead-of-harvest-season-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.1% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2023-09-01 | [Severe Weather and Low Mississippi River Levels Bring Uncertainty to Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16610-severe-weather-and-low-mississippi-river-levels-bring-uncertainty-to-harvest.md) | -0.8% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2025-06-27 | [Heat wave lingers for some; an unseasonably active pattern covers parts of the Heartland - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13078-heat-wave-lingers-for-some-an-unseasonably-active-pattern-covers-parts-of-the.md) | +3.3% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- livehindustan.com: https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bamboo-bridge-washed-away-and-movement-on-pontoon-bridge-suspended-after-baghmati-river-water-increase-201793580002770.html

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