Guwahati: The situation of flooding in Assam deteriorated on Thursday following heavy rain in the upstream and the release of water from the dam, because two more districts were flooded, affecting 85,000 of the highest people this season.
However, no death has been reported so far.
According to the flood reporting and information system of the state government (FRIM), at all 85,831 people, including 29,483 children had been hit in seven districts.
Nearly 7,000 took refuge in 32 temporary help camps.
The Disaster Management Authority Assam (ASDMA) said 174 villages in 7 districts (Dhemaji, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chiran were broken, Kokrajhar and Sonitpur) had been affected in the current waves.
Bongaiga Assam Barat was the worst affected district with 52,714 people shaken by floods, followed by Dhemaji Assam East with 16,062 affected.
Rescue surgery at more than 343 villagers driven by NDRF to date.
“Unrelenting rainfall since the last week has caused unexpected floods in the Bongaiga district.
The team from Battalion 1 NDRF evacuated 81 residents of Maroon Village from Balijani Chechapani under the Srijangram revenue circle in the Bongaigon district and transport them to more places Safe, “said an NDRF official.
At least 10 roads have been damaged in Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhemaji and Jorhat with severe erosion reported from a number of districts.
Floods also affect 62,429 domestic animals.
The Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) on Thursday issued an orange warning for the next two days for Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, predicted heavy and intense rainfall.
“Light of moderate rainfall in most places with severely isolated until it is very heavy with extreme rainfall in remote places.
The rainy season on average runs along the legs of the Himalayan.
South / Southwest winds from Bay Bay To the northeast of India it is very likely to continue to win until August 27, “he said.
In the last 24 hours, starting at 8:30 a.m.
on Wednesday to 8.30 in the morning on Thursday, Mawsynram in Meghalaya and Sohra (Cherrapunji) received very heavy rain each measuring 33cm and 21cm.
In Assam, Beki-Mathanguri at the lower Assam Station received heavy rain measuring 17cm.
Gossiigaon and Kokrajhar also, experiencing unrelenting rainfall of each measuring 8 and 7cm during the period.
85,000 hit in seven Assam District when the flood situation deteriorated
