Assam flood: Death toll reaches 89; Karimganj, Cachar remain worst affected
Assam flood: Three of the latest deaths were reported from Kamrup, and one each from Darrang, Karimganj, Tamulpur and Udalguri. One person was also missing from Kamrup.
Assam flood: The death toll due to heavy rains and floods in Assam reached 89 on Wednesday as seven more people were killed. According to the data, 55 lakh people across 32 districts have so far been affected in the state as the flood situation worsened.
Rivers Brahmaputra and Barak along with their tributaries are in spate, officials said.
Assam flood: Most affected areas
Karimganj and Cachar have been severely affected by the rising waters of the Barak and Kushiyara.
In Cachar, 2.16 lakh people across 506 villages are suffering, while in Karimganj, 1.47 lakh people have been affected in 454 villages, officials said.
Several areas in Silchar were under water. A total of 425 people were rescued and 10,468 people were lodged in 57 relief camps, they said.
Three of the latest deaths were reported from Kamrup, and one each from Darrang, Karimganj, Tamulpur and Udalguri.
One person was also missing from Kamrup.
Barpeta is the worst-affected district with 12.51 lakh people affected, followed by Dhubri where 5.94 lakh people have been hit and Darrang with 5.47 lakh people affected.
In all, 2.62 lakh people have taken shelter in 862 relief camps.
Landslides were also reported from Kamrup and Karimganj during the day.
Seven embankments were breached, 316 roads, and 20 bridges were damaged by the floods, the ASDMA said.
In the Kaziranga National Park, 42 of the total 233 camps have been inundated by flood waters with eight animals dying.
Largescale erosion of river banks was reported from districts such as Baksa, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri and Hailakandi.
Assam flood: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announces relief package
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who visited relief camps in flood-hit Nalbari and Kamrup districts, said that a package will be announced soon.
"Our government will soon launch a portal for the affected people to register their livestock loss and other damages caused by floods.
A flood relief package too will be announced soon," he said.
Transport Minister Parimal Suklabaidya reviewed the situation with the local MLAs, deputy commissioners and senior district officials of both Cachar and Karimganj.
He said the deputy commissioners have been asked to chalk out a plan for the strategic deployment of NDRF units in the flood-affected areas.
As per the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 55,42,053 people have been affected in 32 of the state's 36 districts.
(With inputs from PTI)
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