Assam flood situation worsens; four more die in deluge, landslides

flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Sunday with four more people losing ir lives in deluge and landslides, which have affected nearly 13 lakh people in 24 districts, a government report said.

One person each died at Kampur and Kaliabor revenue circles of Nagaon district due to deluge, while two persons were killed in a landslide at Sonapur area, Assam State Disaster Manment Authority (ASDMA) said.

This flood and landslides have claimed 70 people's lives so far across state with 44 having been killed in incidents related to deluge and 26 dying in landslides.

After a landslide in Jorabat, Guwahati traffic police alerted people about diverting traffic.

"Traffic alert: Due to very heavy rainfall yesterday re was a landslide in Jorabat on NH 37, 11 mile near NRL petrol pump. Traffic diverted on one track for safety.

Concerned ncies on job," it tweeted.

ASDMA said 12.97 lakh people are hit due to deluge in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Udalguri, Darrang, Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon, Nagaon, West Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts.

Barpeta is worst-hit district with around 3.84 lakh people affected, followed by Dhemaji with nearly 1.31 lakh people and Golaghat with more than 1.08 lakh people.

Till Saturday, more than 6.01 lakh people were hit by deluge across 20 districts.

ASDMA said 2,015 vills are under water and 82,546.82 hectares of crop areas have been damd across Assam.

It furr said authorities are running 224 relief camps and distribution centres across 16 districts, where 21,071 people are taking shelter currently.

Authorities have distributed a total of 4,709.48 quintals of rice, dal and salt, and 6,910.15 litres of mustard oil along with or relief materials such as tarpaulin, baby food, candle, match box, mosquito net, biscuit, soap, drinking water, cattle feed and wheat bran.

Brahmaputra is flowing above danger level at Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Dhubri and Goalpara cities, besides at Nimatighat in Jorhat and Tezpur in Sonitpur districts.

Its tributaries Subansiri at Batighat in Lakhimpur, Burhidihing at Chenimari in Dibrugarh, Dhansiri at Numaligarh in Golaghat, Jia Bharali at NT Ro Crossing in Sonitpur, Kopili at Kampur and Dharamtul in Nagaon, Puthimari at NH Ro Crossing at Kamrup and Pagliya at NT Ro Crossing in Nalbari are flowing above danger marks.

Some or tributaries such as Manas at NH Ro Crossing in Barpeta, Beki at Ro Bridge in Barpeta and Sankosh at Golokganj in Dhubri are also flowing above danger levels.

Embankments, ros, bridges, culverts and many or infrastructures have been damd at various places in Kokrajhar, Sivasagar, Darrang, Udalguri, Jorhat, Kamrup, Baksa, Dhemaji, Morigaon, Golaghat, Nalbari, Barpeta, Majuli, Nagaon, Hojai, Bongaigaon, West Karbi Anglong, Chirang and Tinsukia districts.

Massive erosions have been witnessed at different places of Biswanath, Sonitpur, Nagaon, Udalguri, Chirang and Baksa districts, ASDMA said.

deluge has affected 126 out of 223 camps at Kaziranga National Park, 24 out of 25 camps at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and 28 out of 40 camps at Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park.

Forty-one animals have been killed, while 49 ors were rescued in Kaziranga National Park, bulletin said.

flood has also affected 12,27,662 domestic animals and poultry across state in last 24 hours, it ded.

Im Credits: PTI