Assam floods: The terrible floods continue to wreak havoc in Assam. Normal life has been disrupted. Flood water has reached people’s homes and government offices. Not only is government work disrupted, people are also facing a lot of difficulties for basic amenities like electricity and water. Meanwhile, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that with the death of 7 more people, the total number of people who died due to floods in Assam has reached 90 so far.
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its report, ‘5 people died on the spot in a boat capsized incident in Goalpara district, while 1 person each died due to drowning in flood waters in Nagaon and Jorhat districts.’ The report further said, ‘There has been a slight improvement in the flood situation in the state, but more than 12.33 lakh people in 24 districts are still affected by the floods.’
The weather department’s forecast is frightening
The Regional Meteorological Center (RMC) of the Indian Meteorological Department in Guwahati said that light rain is expected at most places in Assam, while heavy to very heavy rains are expected at some places in Kokrajhar district. In such a situation, there is a fear of the situation getting worse. If the rain does not stop, then it will become very difficult to control the water level of the rivers in the state in the coming time.
Currently 2406 villages in the state are affected by floods, in which 32924.32 hectares of crop land is still submerged. Talking about the affected districts, these include Cachar, Dhubri, Nagaon, Kamrup, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Nalbari, Barpeta, Dhemaji, Shivsagar, Goalpara, Jorhat, Morigaon, Lakhimpur, Karimganj, Darang, Majuli, Vishwanath, Hailakandi, Bongaigaon, South Salmara, Chirang, Tinsukia, Kamrup. More than 2.95 lakh affected people have taken shelter in 316 relief camps and relief material distribution centers in these flood affected districts.
More than six lakh animals affected
The water level of many rivers in the state is now receding, but the Brahmaputra river is still flowing above the danger mark in many districts. At the same time, its tributaries are also flowing above the danger mark in Burhidihing in Chenimari and Disang area in Nangalmurghat. The ASDMA report also stated that 6,67,175 animals have also been affected by the floods, of which 180 wild animals including 10 rhinos have died so far due to floods in Kaziranga National Park. During the floods, park officials and the forest department have rescued 135 animals, including 2 rhino calves and 2 elephant calves. However, 35 forest camps in the national park are still submerged.
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