Flood Situation Worsens In Assam; Two Dead, Over 3 Lakh Affected In Nine Districts

Another death was reported in Assam on May 28 due to floods, that have inundated nine districts and affected nearly three lakhs people. The floods have also destroyed over 21,500 hectares of farmland in the state.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin, floodwater receded from two districts

. On Wednesday, 11 districts were flooded affecting 2.72 lakh people.

A total of 2,94,170 people are now reeling under the impact of the deluge in Dhemaji, Nagaon, Hojai, Darrang, Nalbari, Goalpara, West Karbi Anglong, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts, it said adding that water has receded in Lakhimpur and Barpeta.

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The ASDMA bulletin said the first wave of the flood this monsoon have so far claimed two lives in worst-hit Goalpara district where 2.01 lakh people were affected.

According to news agency PTI, the Brahmaputra river is flowing above the danger marks at Neamatighat in Jorhat district and Kopili in Nagaon. The NDRF and SDRF have rescued 492 people in Goalpara, West Karbi Anglong and Hojai districts.

Nearly 20,000 people displaced by the flood have taken shelter in relief camps in Goalpara, Tinsukia and Hojai districts, the ASDMA bulltetin said.

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Videos and pictures show roads, bridges and culverts severey damaged at various places by the flood in various districts.

A total of 39.58 per cent of Assam's geographical area is flood-prone and more than one wave of flood ravage this zone almost every year, official sources told the news agency.

With Inputs From PTI