The flood situation in Assam has worsened. From flood About 1.2 lakh people of the districts are affected. Due to flood 83 The villages are submerged in water. In fact, after torrential rains in the last few days in Assam and neighboring Bhutan, the water level of the Pagladiya river is flowing above the danger mark, creating a flood situation. last 18 New areas have been flooded in hours. , Flood situation worsens in Nalbari district of Assam

Flood situation worsens in Nalbari district of Assam Has been. Under 6 revenue circles approx , people and 108 The villages are currently submerged in water. Similarly Moiraranga, near Batahghila village 240 The families have been affected and most of the families are now taking shelter by erecting temporary tents on the roads and embankments.

Couldn’t hold back tears when house got damaged due to rain year old Rajbongshi Damage to house due to incessant rains in Moiraranga village of Nalbari, Assam 66 year old astrologer Rajbongshi could not stop his tears. He said, I have lost everything because of this flood. Everything in the house has been damaged. I am now living on this embankment with my wife. We could not get anything out of the house.

1 from floods in Assam, People Affected )According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 1, People are impressed. In Baksa and in Lakhimpur more people are affected by the flood. Administration in five districts 11 is running relief camps where 1280 people have taken refuge and this in five districts 06 Relief distribution center is also running. Army, Paramilitary Forces, NDRF, SDRF, Fire and Emergency Services, Civil Administration, NGOs and local people from different places 1280 People have been evacuated to safe places.

Damage to agricultural land due to flood

. Hectare agricultural land has been damaged. The ASDMA said that large-scale land erosion has been observed in Baksa, Barpeta, Sonitpur, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Nagaon, South Salmara and Udalguri. Landslides have occurred due to heavy rains in Dima Hasao and Kamrup Metropolitan. Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by floodwaters in Baksa, Udalguri, Sonitpur, Darrang, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, Nagaon, Nalbari and Barpeta.

Red alert issued for heavy rains in Assam

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued ‘Red alert’ and predicted ‘very heavy’ to ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall in several districts of Assam in the next few days.

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Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 11: 14 AM IST