Havoc in Assam! Heavy floods disturb around 2 lakh people; 5 dead

Guwahati, May 17: Floods have created havoc in several districts of Assam. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) informed that floods have affected around 2 lakh people in 20 districts of the state. Cachar district recorded two flood-related deaths, while three died in Dima Hasao due to landslides.

 

 

 

 

According to the reports of Times Now, The calamity has affected 1,97,248 people in 652 villages. The 20 districts that have been affected by floods are Bajali, Baksa, Biswanath, Cachar, Charaideo, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Dima Hasao, Hojai, Kamrup, Karbi Anglong West, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tamulpur and Udalguri.

 

 

 

 

 

Hojai is the worst-hit district where 78,157 people have been affected due to the flood followed by Cachar where 51,357 people are affected. 16645.61 hectares of cropland are underwater. Authorities have opened 67 relief camps and relief distribution centres providing shelter to 32,959 people. River Brahmaputra is flowing above its danger mark at Neamatighat while Kopili is flowing above the danger level mark at Kampur.

 

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Fire and Emergency Services have been deployed to carry out rescue operations in the flood-hit areas. The ASDMA informed that embankments have been breached at 16 locations, while many roads, bridges and houses have been completed or partially damaged. Dima Hasao getting cut off from the rest of the state. "All roads and railways leading to Haflong is blocked since May 15," the ASDMA bulletin said.