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Assam: Flood Situation In 4 Districts Remains Grim As Toll Mounts To 14

Though the number of people hit by the deluge has decreased marginally, flood waters entered fresh areas on Friday affecting a total of 29 districts.

New Delhi: The overall flood condition in Assam improved marginally on Friday, but the situation in four districts of the state - Nagaon, Hojai, Cachar and Darrang districts remain grim. According to the reports released by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, nearly 7.12 lakh people in 29 districts of the state are reeling under severe floods. 

Over 3.36 lakh people have been affected alone in Nagaon district followed by 1.66 lakh in Cachar district, 1.11 lakh in Hojai, and 52,709 in Darrang district. 

Four persons including two children died on Friday after drowning in floodwaters in Cachar, Lakhimpur and Nagaon districts and the death toll in floods and landslides rose to 14. 

As per the report, 80036.90 hectares of cropland and 2,251 villages are still underwater. A total of 74705 flood-affected people are currently lodged in 234 relief camps set up by the district administration. 

Though the number of people hit by the deluge has decreased marginally, flood waters entered fresh areas on Friday affecting a total of 29 districts.

The Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Assam Rifles and the State Disaster Response Force, along with the local administrations have continuously been carrying out relief effort in Assam. According to the ASDMA bulletin, 21,884 stranded people have been evacuated to safer places so far.

In the last two days 269 people have been rescued from Dima Hasao district by the Indian Air Force and taken to Silchar. The state government has allotted an additional Rs 2 crore each to Cachar and Dima Hasao, which are among the worst-hit dsitricts of the state.

(With Agency Inputs)

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