1,673 people take refuge in 33 relief camps in 5 districts: ASDMA (Representation)
Guwahati:
The floodwaters continued to recede in Assam on Tuesday, even as the flood cost another life, bringing the death toll to 39, while affecting nearly two lakh people in 13 districts, said the State Authority for Disaster Management (ASDMA).
One person died in Dhemaji district, bringing the death toll from floods and landslides across the state to 63. A total of 39 people were killed by floods while 24 died due to landslides, according to ASDMA.
From 15 districts where nearly four lakhs were affected on Monday, an ASDMA bulletin said the floodwaters were flowing from Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Kamrup, but entered Lakhimpur like Dhemaji, Sivasagar, Biswanath, Chirang, Nalbari, Barpeta, Goalpara, Morigaon, The districts of Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat and Tinsukia remained flooded.
In total, 19,886 hectares of agricultural land with standing crops are under the swirling waters of nine districts.
Barpeta is the district most affected by the floods with approximately 1.95 lakh of people suffering, followed by Goalpara with nearly 29,000 people affected, Dhemaji affecting more than 15,000 people and Morigaon with more than 10,000 people, the bulletin said. .
In the 33 relief camps and distribution centers managed by the administration in five districts, according to ASDMA, 1673 people are currently taking refuge with free relief materials such as rice, dal, salt and oil. mustard.
Other relief materials such as tarpaulin, milk, potato, candle, drinking water, matchbox, cookie, wheat bran, face mask and soap are also distributed among them.
The Brahmaputra flows over the danger mark at Neamatighat in Jorhat and Dhubri, while its tributaries Disang at Nanglamuraghat in Sivasagar, Jia Bharali at NT Road Crossing in Sonitpur and Kopili at Dhansiri at Numaligarh in Golaghat.
The floods damaged embankments, roads and many other infrastructures at various locations in the districts of Dhemaji, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Karbi Anglong, Dhemaji and Charaideo, ASDMA said.
Massive erosions have been observed in different places in the districts of Bongaigaon, Sonitpur and Udalguri, he added.
In Kaziranga National Park, home to one-horned Indian rhinos, the floods claimed the lives of 47 animals.
