Assam flood 2023 updates: Nearly 1.20 lakh people in 20 districts affected
The water level of the Beki river is flowing above the danger mark at Road Bridge, Pagladiya at the NT road crossing and Puthimari River at the NH road crossing.
KATHMANDU: The flood situation in Assam has turned slightly worse as around 1.20 lakh people in 20 districts have been affected by the floods.
Following torrential rains in Assam, other neighbouring states and neighbouring Bhutan, the water level of several rivers is flowing above the danger mark and new areas have been inundated, according to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
The water level of the Beki river is flowing above the danger mark at Road Bridge, Pagladiya at the NT road crossing and Puthimari River at the NH road crossing.
How many villages affected?
780 villages under 45 revenue villages of Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tamulpur, Udalguri districts are affected by the flood. And urban flooding has also been reported in Bajali, Darrang, Kamrup (Metro), Kokrajhar and Nalbari districts.
#WATCH | Several villages in Assam, flooded following torrential rain in the past few days pic.twitter.com/ln1Iy3ChXQ
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ASDMA report on flood situation
“44,707 people have been affected in Nalbari district alone, followed by 26571 people in Baksa, 25096 people in Lakhimpur, 15610 people in Tamulpur, 3840 people in Barpeta district,” the ASDMA flood report said.
The district administration set up 14 relief camps and 17 relief distribution centres and a total of 2091 people have taken shelter in relief camps in Baksa, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Nalbari and Tamulpur districts.
Over 1.07 lakh domestic animals and poultry have also been affected in the first wave of floods in the flood-affected districts.
NDRF, SDRF and fire and emergency services are also engaged in rescue operations on Wednesday and 1280 people have been evacuated from the flood-affected. Area.
On Wednesday, the flood water damaged 4 embankments, 72 roads and 7 bridges.
