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Floods In Assam Kill 9; Number Of People Affected Comes Down To 1.97 Lakh As Situation Improves

The first wave of floods in Assam has so far killed 9 people as water continues to recede from three districts of the flood-ravaged state.

The two fresh deaths were reported from Kampur in Nagaon district, according to a bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

The bulletin added that the number of

people affected by the deluge came down to 1.97 lakh on Monday from 2.5 lakh on Sunday.

In the worst-hit Goalpara district, 1.48 lakh people have been affected by the flood, followed by 31,594 in Hojai and 17,644 in Nagaon.

Even as the flood situation largely improved in #Assam, at least nine people have died since last week in the current wave of pre-monsoon floods, officials said on Monday.

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Bihar residents offering food to people on a train returning to Mizoram is the true #TuesdayMotivation that we all need.

The farers too helped #Assam flood victims a few days back.

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Highway connecting Agiya-Lakhipur in Goalpara dist badly damaged as first wave of #Flood hits Assam.More difficult times ahead for #Assam & #Assamese during this #COVIDー19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/EablAEkfy1

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Floods hit summer paddy harvest in Assam. First wave of floods has hit most of the summer paddy zones in the state, which include Nagaon, Morigaon, Goalpara, Dhubri, Sonitpur and Darrang cultivated over four lakh hectares in the state. pic.twitter.com/vjhtfCKqSr

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the flood hit Goalpara district last week to take stock of the situation.

A total crop area of 24,927 hectares in the three districts is submerged and embankments, roads, bridges, culverts and other infrastructure have been damaged, it added.

District administrations are running 27 relief camps in Goalpara and 18 in Hojai, where a total of 7,299 people have taken shelter, the bulletin said.

The officials said that due to the pre-monsoon rain, heavy and incessant rain since early last week had initially flooded 321 villages in 11 of Assam's 33 districts affecting around three lakh people. The floods have so far damaged crops in 2,678 hectares and affected 44,331 domestic animals and 9,350 poultry.

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