The flood situation remains grim in Assam as hundreds of people are displaced in the state’s Barpeta district. More than 67,000 people from 93 villages in Barpeta district are affected, as reported by the news agency ANI. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report, 225 hectares of cropland in Barpeta district is currently inundated. The report further stated that in the last 48 hours, three children died in the district after drowning in flood waters taking the state death toll to six, ANI reported.
A resident of Shilla village in Barpeta district said that the people are facing difficulty as the houses are affected due to flood water. "It's Eid tomorrow but we are facing great difficulty as our houses are affected due to flood water. Even the Eidgah Maidan is inundated. The price of vegetables is also rising," the resident said, as quoted by ANI. A bridge was washed away in Tamulpur's Kumarikata area due to the flood and heavy rainfall.
Meanwhile, water level of river Brahmaputra in Guwahati on Sunday saw a marginal decrease, slightly easing the flood situation in Assam. The locals fear that the water level will increase again if the rainfall continues.
On Sunday, the state government sources said that the number of people affected this year is much lower than that of last year. Last year around the state had over 100 lakh affected people while this year it is around 5 lakh, ANI reported citing Assam government sources.
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