Assam flood situation improves; 2 more die, nearly 6 lakh hit

GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Sunday, even as two more persons died and nearly six lakh people were affected across 17 districts, an official bulletin said.

According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one person died at Karimganj and another at Nilambazar revenue circles of Karimganj district.

With the latest fatalities, the toll in this year's flood, landslide, storm and lightning mounted to 109.

The report said more than 5,97,600 people are impacted due to flooding in Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karimganj, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari and Sivasagar districts.

Cachar is the worst hit with nearly 1.16 lakh people suffering, followed by Dhubri (almost 81,500 lakh) and Nagaon (over 76,000).

Till Saturday, over 8.4 lakh people were hit by the flood waters across 20 districts.

The administration has been operating 172 relief camps and relief distribution centres in 13 districts, taking care of 58,816 displaced people.

At present, 1,342 villages are under water and 25,367.61 hectares of crop area has been damaged across Assam, the ASDMA said.

Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have also been damaged by flood waters in Dhemaji, Golaghat, Nagaon, Tamulpur, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara and Karimganj, it said.

The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Nimatighat, Tezpur and Dhubri. Its tributaries Burhidihing at Chenimari and Disang at Nanglamuraghat are also flowing above the danger level.

On account of widespread flooding, over 2,83,700 domestic animals and poultry were affected, the report added.