Assam flood situation improves but 2.5 lakh people still affected in 5 districts
India Today
The flood situation in Assam improved on Wednesday but over 2.5 lakh people still remain affected by the deluge, across five districts of the state.
The flood situation in Assam improved on Wednesday, even though one more person died, and over 2.5 lakh people still remain affected by the deluge, across five districts of the state.
According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one person died in Kampur of Nagaon district in a flood-related incident. With this, the death toll due to floods and landslides this year has now gone up to 193 across Assam.
As many as 2,50,298 people are still reeling under the floods in Cachar, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon and Tamulpur districts, the report stated.
Cachar is the worst affected district with a total of 1,47,572 people suffering, followed by Morigaon, where 1,01,064 people are still in distress, the ASDMA report added.
Currently, 349 villages are inundated and over 651 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across the state. The authorities are running 71 relief camps in Cachar, Chirang, Dima Hasao and Morigaon districts, where 17,014 people, including 3,139 children, are staying at present, the daily flood report stated.
At least 71,839 domestic animals and poultry have been affected by floods in the Morigaon district.
Houses, embankments, roads and other infrastructures have been damaged by the deluge in Darrang, Kamrup, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Karimganj, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Karbi Anglong West districts, the ASDMA report stated.
