Flood Crisis Worsens In Assam, More Than 1 Lakh People Affected – Video

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Flood Crisis Worsens In Assam, More Than 1 Lakh People Affected – Video


Assam Floods: The flood state of affairs in Assam worsened on Monday with over 1.05 lakh individuals reeling underneath the deluge throughout eight districts, an official bulletin mentioned. According to the every day flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), greater than 1,05,700 individuals are hit as a result of floods in Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Karimganj, Nagaon and Nalbari districts. 

Karimganj is the worst hit with over 95,300 individuals struggling, adopted by Nagaon the place practically 5,000 individuals have been affected and Dhemaji with greater than 3,600 individuals reeling underneath flood waters, it mentioned. Till Sunday, solely round 6,000 individuals have been struggling in flood waters throughout 4 districts of the state. The whole variety of individuals shedding their lives on this yr’s flood, landslide and storm stands at 34.

The administration has been working 11 reduction camps in a single district, the place 3,168 individuals have taken shelter, and working three reduction distribution centres in a single district. The authority has distributed 21.5 quintals of rice, 3.81 quintals of dal, 1.14 quintals of salt and 114 litres of mustard oil among the many flood victims over the past 24 hours.

At current, 309 villages are underneath water and 1,005.7 hectare of crop areas have been broken throughout the state, the ASDMA mentioned. Embankments, roads, bridges and different infrastructure have been broken by flood waters in Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Hojai, Nagaon, Tamulpur, Darrang, Nalbari, Lakhimpur and Udalguri.

At current, Kopili river at Kampur is flowing above the hazard marks, ASDMA mentioned. On account of widespread flooding, over 62,173 home animals and poultry are affected throughout the state.





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