With water levels rising in various dams and reaching almost their maximum capacity, shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in Kerala have been opened to drain out excess water.
As of Tuesday, some 119,000 people across five provinces had been displaced by rising waters, with Magway region particularly hard hit, with more than 70,000 affected, CNN quoted Min Thein, Director of the Disaster Management Agency, as saying.
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Heavy rains continued to lash various parts of India on Saturday causing heavy waterlogging and traffic congestion in many areas.
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On Saturday, they issued a flood alert for low-lying areas of central Kashmir, including Srinagar, and asked the people to be alert and prepared for evacuation.
The authorities had on Friday issued a flood alert in South Kashmir.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), a total of 96,993 people in 192 villages in five flood-hit districts.
Over 5.64 lakh people have been affected by the flood in Assam.
More than 400 relief camps have been opened in the flood-hit districts where over 1.59 lakh people have taken shelter.
The ASDMA said over 4.48 lakh people have been affected in Hojai, Karbi Anglong West, Golaghat, Karimganj, Hailakandi and Cachar districts.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) in its report said that more than 4.25 lakh people have been affected in Assam's Hojai, Karbi Anglong East, Karbi Anglong West, Golaghat, Karimganj, Hailakandi, and Cachar districts.
In the meeting, it was informed that an amount of Rs 20 crore in two phases would be spent to undertake relief and restoration works for the marooned people in the two districts.
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