New Delhi (Sputnik) — Heavy flood waters have submerged villages in India's eastern State of Bihar, forcing people to take shelter on roofs and embankments. Surrounded by flood water, survivors have had no choice but to eat rats and other small animals for their survival.
“The whole village has been submerged due to the flood water. All our food grains have either washed away or they are not fit for consumption. We have no option but to eat rats,” Sagar Mahto, a resident of Banahi village in the Saharsa district told Sputnik.
A rat market has even sprung up in the aftermath of the flood, with meat selling for as much as.60 USD per kg or even more.
Saharsa district is one of several flood prone areas in the state of Bihar. Heavy rains in the regions of neighboring Nepal have caused damage to crops and dwellings in 14 districts of Bihar, leaving 95 dead.
