Over 5 lakh people affected due to floods in Assam
Universal News Agency
Guwahati Sep 22: The flood situation in the state worsened further on Saturday as the number of flood-affected districts has increased from 7 to 13. Altogether 5 lakh people have been homeless in Assam.
There was fresh flooding in the worst-hit Dhemaji district besides other areas in Tinsukia, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Baksa, Barpeta, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Udalguri and Sonitpur in the last 24 hours said the official of disaster management.
Floodwaters of the Brahmaputra also entered Kaziranga National Park for the second time while Majuli is under threat, as the villagers started shifted to a safer place added the source.
State disaster management authority said that the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level mark at Dibrugarh and Nematighat, while the Dhansiri is in spate at Numaligarh, Jia Bharali at Sonitpur, Manas and the Beki in Barpeta.
In Lakhimpur district, 14,598 people have been affected. Altogether 36 relief camps have been set up where 40,611 people have taken shelter.
In Sivasagar district, floodwaters have breached a dyke at Dolopa. In Majuli, the Sonowal-Kachari dyke has been breached. Embankments on the Nona River at Rangia and the Chawlkhowa dyke near Bogibil in Dibrugarh have also been breached. The state disaster response force has been pressed into service in Dibrugarh.
In Dhemaji district, 10 machine boats and 32 country boats have been engaged to rescue people.
Guwahati Sep 22: The flood situation in the state worsened further on Saturday as the number of flood-affected districts has increased from 7 to 13. Altogether 5 lakh people have been homeless in Assam.
There was fresh flooding in the worst-hit Dhemaji district besides other areas in Tinsukia, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Baksa, Barpeta, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Udalguri and Sonitpur in the last 24 hours said the official of disaster management.
Floodwaters of the Brahmaputra also entered Kaziranga National Park for the second time while Majuli is under threat, as the villagers started shifted to a safer place added the source.
State disaster management authority said that the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level mark at Dibrugarh and Nematighat, while the Dhansiri is in spate at Numaligarh, Jia Bharali at Sonitpur, Manas and the Beki in Barpeta.
In Lakhimpur district, 14,598 people have been affected. Altogether 36 relief camps have been set up where 40,611 people have taken shelter.
In Sivasagar district, floodwaters have breached a dyke at Dolopa. In Majuli, the Sonowal-Kachari dyke has been breached. Embankments on the Nona River at Rangia and the Chawlkhowa dyke near Bogibil in Dibrugarh have also been breached. The state disaster response force has been pressed into service in Dibrugarh.
In Dhemaji district, 10 machine boats and 32 country boats have been engaged to rescue people.
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