Assam: Flood alert sounded for Brahmaputra river due to heavy rains following Cyclone Amphan
The Central Water Commission on Tuesday sounded a flood alert for the Brahmaputra river for Neamati Ghat, Jiabharali in Jorhat and Sonitpur districts in Assam, the
The commission said that the water level of the river rose by two centimetres every hour on Monday, Guwahati Plus reported. The Jia Bharali River at Sonitpur and Puthimari River in Kamrup were also flowing above the danger mark.
Parts of Assam and Meghalaya have been receiving extremely heavy rainfall since May 20, after super cyclone Amphan weakened. The India Meteorological Department has also warned of extremely heavy rainfall in Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
“The district-level rainfall data is being compiled, but parts of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have received extremely heavy rains in the past five days, which is likely to continue for another three days at least,” National Weather Forecasting Centre head K Sathi Devi told the Hindustan Times. “Southwesterly moisture-laden winds are converging from the Bay of Bengal in the region. The rains aren’t likely to recede immediately.”
Meanwhile, over 30,000 people and more than 9,800 animals have been affected in 127 districts in Assam due to heavy flooding caused by incessant rain, The Indian Express
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