Assam: Over 35,000 People Affected By Flooding, Landslides Caused By Rains. Lakhimpur Worst Hit

Lakhimpur is the worst hit with over 25,200 people affected, followed by Dibrugarh with more than 3,800 people and Tinsukia with almost 2,700 persons, reported news agency PTI.

A villager crosses a flooded area following heavy rainfall, in Nagaon district

Source : PTI

The situation of flood in Assam continues to be grim on Monday as heavy rainfall was observed overnight in several parts across the state. The heavy rainfall has inundated villages, towns and farmlands. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), over 33,000 people have been affected as several rivers flowed above the danger level in different parts of the state till Sunday. Lakhimpur is the worst hit with over 25,200 people affected, followed by Dibrugarh with more than 3,800 people and Tinsukia with almost 2,700 persons, reported news agency PTI. At present, 142 villages have been submerged under waters and 1,510.98 hectares of crop areas have also been damaged across the state.

Apart from the crops getting damaged, massive erosions have also been observed in districts such as Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, South Salmara and Udalguri.

Incidents of landslides have also been reported in Dima Hasao and Karimganj due to heavy rainfall, reported PTI.

The flood waters have damaged embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure in Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Cachar, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Nagaon, Udalguri, Chirang, Dibrugarh, Kamrup, Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Bongaigaon, Majuli, Morigaon, Sivasagar and South Salmara districts.

A red alert has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) across several districts of Assam in the next five days, a PTI report said.

IMD's Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) issued a 'Red Alert' in Guwahati with the prediction of "Heavy (7-11 cm in 24 hours) to Very Heavy (11-20 cm in 24 hours) with extremely heavy rainfall (over 20 cm in 24 hours)" over lower districts of Assam such as Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta and Bongaigaon. It has also predicted "heavy to very heavy" rainfall is highly expected over Dhubri, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Nalbari, Dima Hasao, Cachar, Goalpara and Karimganj districts.

The weather office issued an 'Orange Alert' for Tuesday, which is followed by a 'Yellow Alert' for the subsequent two days. 'Red Alert' signifies taking immediate action, 'Orange Alert' implies to be prepared for action and 'Yellow Alert' stands for watch and be updated.