Guwahati: The death toll in a wave of ongoing floods in Assam rose to three, all of them became children, in the last 24 hours.
The number of affected people also rose to 5.7 lakh which was more than 1.4 lakh was the children on Tuesday because the situation deteriorated “above normal and severe” in many countries.
PM Narendra Modi called Assam CM Himanta Buswa Sarma and took a stock situation in the morning.
Modi Tweeted, “Speaking with Assam CM Shri @himantabiswa and takes stock of flood situations in the part of the country.
Convincing all possible support from the center to help reduce the situation.
I pray for the safety and welfare of those who live in an affected area.” While two The child drowned in the Morigaon and Barpeta district on Monday, one child suffered a similar fate in the Morigaon district on Tuesday.
In the past 24 hours, the number of affected populations has increased by more than two lakh.
According to the State Disaster Management Authority, 22 districts have been influenced by flooding.
Nalbari District is the worst hit where more than 1.2 lakh people have been affected.
More than 4,000 people were forced to escape their homes and take refuge in 26 temporary shelters founded by the government.
More than 600 prisoners are children.
More than 39,000 hecatres plants have been flooded.
The Central Air Commission (CWC), in the morning flood bulletin, stated that because of the unrelenting rain, Brahmaputra flowed above normal for the situation of severe floods in Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Sonitpur, Dhubri Regency.
CWC also stated that some Brahmaputra – Sungai Beki Kids in Barpeta, Jia-Bharali River in Sonitpur, Dikhow River in Sibsagar, Sankosh River in Lakimpur, Dhansiri South River in Golaghat, Iturang in Kocroup and Puthimari in Kamrup District – Flowing above the situation normal flooding until severe.