5 more districts flooded in Assam; 1.95 lakh affected

number of districts affected by flood in Assam rose to seven from five, submerging over 1,000 hectares of cropland and impacting around 1.95 lakh people on Tuesday.

people affected by first wave of flood in Goalpara and Tinsukia districts have alrey been provided shelter in 35 relief camps, Assam State Disaster Manment Authority (ASDMA) said.

Brahmaputra was flowing above danger level in Jorhat district, while Jia Bharali was over danger mark in Sonitpur district, Central Water Commission said.

Goalpara has highest number of 1.68 lakh flood-hit people, followed 10,943 in Nalbari and 7,897 in Dibrugarh, according to an ASDMA bulletin.

re are 3,455 people affected by flood in Tinsukia, 2,970 in Lakhimpur, 845 in Darrang and 610 in Dhemaji, it said.

swirling waters have breached an embankment and submerged a ro in Nalbari, besides overtopping a ro and eroding ar in Dhemaji.

A wooden bridge was damd in Nalbari district, ar structure over Manas river was washed away in Bongaigaon, while a ro bridge was damd in Goalpara district, bulletin said.

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