CM Sarbananda Sonowal visits flood affected areas in Assam
News | July 20, 2020 23:00 ISTChief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal visited flood affected areas is Assam's Barpeta district on July 20.
Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal visited flood affected areas is Assam's Barpeta district on July 20.
Pietersen on Monday prayed for the people of Assam who have been left devastated by the flood in the region.
Five more people died in flood-related incidents in Assam where the deluge has hit over 25 lakh people in 24 of the 33 districts of the state, according to an official bulletin issued on Sunday.
The situation has worsened due to flood in Assam. The flood waters entered to villages in Assam's Bongaigaon after water level of the Brahmaputra River rose following incessant rainfall in the region.
Five more people died in flood-related incidents in Assam and around 36 lakh people across 28 districts are now affected, an official bulletin said on Friday.
At least nine more people were killed in five districts of flood-ravaged Assam on Tuesday, increasing the state's death toll due to the deluge to 59 even as 28 of its 33 districts waged a grim battle amid sufferings of around 33 lakh people, officials said.
The flood in Assam spread to 22 of the 33 districts affecting over 16.03 lakh people and claiming the life of one more person, taking the toll in floods and related incidents to 34 on Thursday, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said.
Seven more people were killed in floods and landslides across Assam, taking the death toll in the deluge and related incidents to 33, a government report said on Wednesday.
With monsoon now active across the country, the flood situation in Assam has already affected more than 9.26 lakh people across 2,071 villages in 23 of the state's 33 districts, officials in Guwahati have informed.
The two deaths were reported at Balijana and Matia in Goalpara district due to flood waters, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its daily bulletin.
The helicopter, which was returning to Guwahati after the rescue operation, developed a snag just after crossing Koithalkuchi village, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing on the playground of Koithalkuchi High School, a defence official who rushed to the spot told reporters.
More than 27 lakh people have been affected due to flood in Assam, also watch 10 killed in a firing over land dispute in Sonbhadra
Akshay Kumar has also urged everyone to contribute for the cause. "Absolutely heartbreaking to know about the devastation by floods in Assam. All affected, humans or animals, deserve support in this hour of crisis. I'd like to donate 1cr each to the CM Relief Fund and to Kaziranga Park rescuee", Akshay tweeted on Wednesday.
The situation in Assam is getting worse by the day because of floods. According to latest reports over 26 lakh people have been affected until now, and thousands of families have been displaced. Not only this, even wildlife have been affected too as almost 90% of the Kaziranga National park is submerged in water, due to what is probably the worst flood the place has ever seen.
The flood fury continued in Bihar and Assam Tuesday with the death toll in the region mounting to 55, even as a red alert was sounded in Kerala after the weather office predicted extremely heavy rains in the state.
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