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The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Sunday as incessant rains inundated fresh areas across the state, though the number of flood-affected people fell to nearly 33,500 in 12 districts, an official bulletin said.
According to the Assam Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) daily flood report, more than 33,400 people have been affected by floods in Cachar, Darang, Dimaji, Dibrugarh, Gulaghat, Hogai, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sontpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri. . Regions.
Till Saturday, more than 37,500 people were suffering from flooding in eight districts of Assam.
It added that Lakhimpur is the most affected district with more than 25,200 people suffering from the floods, followed by Dibrugarh with more than 3,800 people and Tinsukia with about 2,700 people. The administration runs one relief camp, in which nine people are currently staying, along with 16 relief distribution centers in three regions.
The association said 142 villages are currently under water and 1,510.98 hectares of crop areas have been affected across Assam. It witnessed massive erosion in Biswanath, Pungaigaon, Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, South Salmara and Udalgori districts.
Landslide accidents due to heavy rainfall have been reported from Dima Hasau and Karimganj.
Dams, roads, bridges and other infrastructure were damaged by flood waters in Sontpur, Lakhimpur, Cachar, Dimaji, Goalpara, Nagaon, Udalguri, Chirang, Dibrugarh, Kamrup, Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Punjaygaon, Majuli, Morigaon, Sivmasagar and South Salmagar. . Regions.
The report stated that the Brahmaputra River at Nimatighat, while its tributaries Puthimari at NH Road Crossing and Koppili in Cambore are over the danger signs.
Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday issued a ‘red’ alert, forecasting ‘very heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rain across several districts in Assam over the next five days.
In a weather bulletin, IMD’s Regional Meteorological Center (RMC) in Guwahati issued the ‘Red’ Alert for Sunday and Monday with the forecast of ‘Heavy (7-11 cm in 24 hours) to Very Heavy (11-20 cm in 24 hours). 24 hours) with very heavy rains (more than 20 cm in 24 hours) falling over the Assam low-lying districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta and Pungaigaon.
She added that during the same period, “heavy to very heavy” rains are very likely in Dobri, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Nalbari, Dima Hasau, Cachar, Goalpara and Karimganj districts. Yellow for the next two days.
A “red” alert indicates immediate action, an “orange” warning indicates readiness for action and a “yellow” indicates monitoring and updating.
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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