The flood situation in Assam worsened on Thursday. Six more people lost their lives in the state due to flood related incidents. The death toll has risen to 62 so far.
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further on Thursday, with six more people losing their lives and over 21 lakh people affected across 29 districts as major rivers continued to surge above danger levels, according to an official bulletin.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said among the six fatalities, four were from Golaghat and one each from Dibrugarh and Charaideo, taking the death toll from this year’s floods, landslides, and storms to 62.
A total of 21,13,204 people have been affected across 29 districts, with 57,018 hectares of cropland inundated. The worst-hit districts include Dhubri with 6,48,806 affected, Darrang with 1,90,261, Cachar with 1,45,926, Barpeta with 1,31,041, and Golaghat with 1,08,594 affected people, the report said.
Currently, 39,338 affected people are taking refuge in 698 relief camps, while relief materials have been distributed to 7,24,322 non-camp residents. Over 1,000 people and 635 animals have been evacuated by various agencies using boats, according to the bulletin.
An alert has been issued in Kamrup (Metro) district where the Brahmaputra, Digaru, and Kollong rivers are flowing above the danger mark, submerging vast areas of land.