Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Modi and his family were rescued on Monday, three days after being stuck at their home in Patna due to widespread flooding that has thrown life into disarray in the Bihar capital. Sushil Modi and his family were stuck at their home due to water-logging in the area.

Sushil Modi and his family were rescued from their Rajendra Nagar residence. Modi refused to talked to media and left the area soon after being rescued on Monday by personnel of the National Disaster Response Force.

#WATCH: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi who was stranded at his residence in Patna, rescued by National and State Disaster Response Forces personnel. #BiharFlood pic.twitter.com/WwdbAcTWy6 ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2019

Unceasing rain has led to a deluge in Patna over the last few days. Photos and videos shared on Twitter showed streets inundated with water and citizens stranded in various parts of Patna. Most areas of the city have been flooded with knee or waist-deep water.

There was some relief on Monday with rains letting up briefly. However, the skies in Patna were overcast and the India Metrological Department has predicted more rain later in the day.

The central government on Monday provided the Bihar administration with two Indian Air Force helicopters for relief and rescue operations in Patna.

Central Govt provides two Air Force helicopters to #Bihar for relief, rescue operations in flood affected areas, water logged areas of #Patna. pic.twitter.com/ivuMHvjWyd All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) September 30, 2019

The district administration has ordered closure of all schools till October 1 as a preventive measure and warned of strict punishment to those who violated the direction and "put the lives of teachers and students at risk".

Unregulated construction in Patna has been blamed for the situation the city has found itself in over the last few days. While NDRF teams have fanned out attempting to rescue and move people to higher ground, municipal personnel, donning yellow raincoats, have been hard at work trying to unclog the manholes that have been choked by polythene and debris.

Meanwhile, the situation in the rest of Bihar too remains grim. At least 25 people have lost their lives so far in rain-related incidents.