Assam flood toll rises to three, 2.94 lakh people in 300 villages displaced
Two more people died in Assam on Thursday and about 2.94 lakh in 300 villages have been displaced by flash floods in the state, The Hindu
Officials said two of them drowned in Lakhipur and Balijana areas of western Assam’s Goalpara district. The person who died on Wednesday was also from the same district.
Goalpara, bordering Meghalaya, has been the worst-hit district and 2.01 lakh people have been forced to take shelter on higher, dryer grounds there. This is followed by Hojai with 36,064 people displaced and Nagaon with 27,691, both in central Assam.
The number of displaced people across 300 inundated villages increased from 2.72 lakh to 2.94 lakh within a span of 24 hours. Meanwhile, flood water has receded from two districts after the incessant rainfall stopped, and nine districts are affected. “The floods have affected crops in 21,572.30 hectares,” a spokesperson of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said. “Thankfully, the floodwaters have receded from two districts – Lakhimpur and Barpeta.”
The Brahmaputra continued to flow above the danger mark in parts of eastern Assam’s Jorhat district. Officials said the water level of the Jia Bharali and Puthimari rivers has subsided, but the Kopili river was flowing above the danger...
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