New Delhi  - As flood waters receded in India's eastern state of Bihar, authorities and the military Wednesday faced the challenge of warding off mass epidemics in inundated areas and relief camps, news reports and officials said.

More than 115 people have died in the state since the Kosi river breached an embankment in neighbouring Nepal and submerged large areas in Bihar on August 18, news outlets reported. The state disaster control organization however confirmed only 63 deaths.

Berlin- The German Foreign Office said Tuesday it would provide aid of up to 500,000 euros (725,000 dollars) to flood victims in the Indian state of Bihar.

Up to 2.5 million people were in urgent need of emergency accommodation, food, drinking water and medical supplies, the ministry said.

It said the funds would be placed at the disposal of German aid organizations working in the area, making use of their longstanding experience of the conditions there.

Ludhiana (Punjab), Sept 2 : A large number of people who lost their houses and property in Bihar, due to the ravages of floods, have started migrating to Ludhiana in Punjab in search of employment.

These migrants are hopeful that Ludhiana, being an industrial city, will provide them opportunities for employment.

"I have come here to earn a living as there was a flood in Bihar. Our houses were destroyed and we suffered a huge loss," said Bhola Yadav, a worker.

Patna, Sep 2 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on today asked for more central assistance for providing relief and rescue operations to the victims of devastating flood in the state.

Kumar, who met Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrashekhar and his team, said the state government has formed a high level team under Development Commissioner to undertake rehabilitation of people, displaced by ravaging Koshi river which breached embankment at Kushaha in Nepal on August 18.

New Delhi, Sep 2 : A high-level central team headed by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar on Tuesday visited flood-hit areas of Bihar to assess the situation there.

The National Crisis Management Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary, reviewed the flood situation on Monday, and it was decided that he would lead a high-level team for on-the-spot assessment of the devastation.

The Centre continues to extend all possible assistance to the Bihar Government for supplementing their efforts in managing the flood situation.

New Delhi, Sept. 2 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today appealed to the UPA Government to change the way it dealt with natural calamities like floods and earthquakes.

In a letter written to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, BJP President Rajnath Singh said that the existing stipulation that Members of Parliament are not allowed to use MPLAD funds outside their constituencies should be relaxed as a special case.