3 dead in Assam floods, over 2 lakh affected
India | July 10, 2019 18:52 ISTAt least three persons have died in the last 24 hours in floods and landslides in Assam and over two lakh people have been affected, officials said on Wednesday.
At least three persons have died in the last 24 hours in floods and landslides in Assam and over two lakh people have been affected, officials said on Wednesday.
An ASDMA report has said that the situation of flood in Assam has improved. The authorities are running seven relief camps and distribution centres in the state.
At least 30 people have died due to flooding in seven districts on Assam. More than 68,000 people were affected in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Charaideo, Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts, the state disaster management authority said.
Assam flood situation worsens, death toll rises to 20. Uptill now nearly 5 lakh people have been effected by the flood
In Uttar Pradesh, raging waters of rivers emanating from Nepal continued to cause havoc in vast swathes of land.
The state government said the magnitude of the third wave of floods in Assam which hit the state after August 8 does not correlate with the amount of rainfall Assam and other northeastern states have received during the period
Floods continued to wreak havoc in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam which reported 88 more deluge-related deaths on Sunday.
Earlier this month, the first wave of floods had submerged over 70 per cent of the park and led to the death of 105 animals, park Director Satyendra Singh said.
PM Modi will pay an one-day visit to Assam tomorrow to discuss a permanent solution to the flood problem in the state every year.
The report comes at a time when the state is grappling with flood situation in 13 districts in which 73 people have died. Till July 19, five lakh people were affected in the latest wave of floods.
Officials in Assam said 60,000 people in Lakhimpur, Darrang, Karimganj, Nalbari, Udalguri and Sonitpur districts have been affected by floods. At least 3,000 people have been shifted to eight relief camps.
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Guwahati/Majuli: The flood situation in Assam remained grave today with more than 12.65 lakh people affected in 16 districts as the toll rose to eight after a boy was washed away by the Brahmaputra.Union Youth
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi tonight convened a high level meeting to discuss the post flood scenario in Guwahati and measures, both long and short terms, to meet any exigency.The capital city witnessed major
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