GUWAHATI/ SILCHAR/ AGARTALA: Two extra persons died on Monday as Assam reeled from the first wave of monsoon floods that hit the state impacting greater than five.50 lakh other folks in six districts. The loss of life toll climbed to 13 in the week-long devastation. The two deaths have been reported from Cachar and Hailakandi districts.
Of the six districts beneath water-Nagaon, Hojai, Golaghat, Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj-the latter was the worst affected, with about 2.40 lakh other folks marooned. Nearly 1.60 lakh other folks took shelter in 437 camps in the six affected districts. Over 2,000 hectare of cropland was additionally damaged.
On Monday, recent landslides, caused by torrential rain, have been reported from the Dima Hasao hill district in southern Assam. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) mentioned 2,126 other folks needed to be evacuated from 30 landslide-hit villages in Mahur, Harangajao and Maibang. No human casualty was reported but 635 houses have been utterly damaged. The ASDMA mentioned 8,201 other folks have been evacuated by groups of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) mentioned train services had resumed along Lumding-Badarpur and Badarpur-Agartala sections. However, rail visitors was suspended between Silchar and Badarpur in the Barak Valley. NFR leader public family members officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma mentioned train visitors between Silchar and Badarpur needed to be suspended as some portion of the monitor between Panchgram and Katakhal have been beneath water. "Efforts are on to resume train services as early as possible once the floodwaters recede," Sharma added.
Of the six districts beneath water-Nagaon, Hojai, Golaghat, Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj-the latter was the worst affected, with about 2.40 lakh other folks marooned. Nearly 1.60 lakh other folks took shelter in 437 camps in the six affected districts. Over 2,000 hectare of cropland was additionally damaged.
On Monday, recent landslides, caused by torrential rain, have been reported from the Dima Hasao hill district in southern Assam. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) mentioned 2,126 other folks needed to be evacuated from 30 landslide-hit villages in Mahur, Harangajao and Maibang. No human casualty was reported but 635 houses have been utterly damaged. The ASDMA mentioned 8,201 other folks have been evacuated by groups of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) mentioned train services had resumed along Lumding-Badarpur and Badarpur-Agartala sections. However, rail visitors was suspended between Silchar and Badarpur in the Barak Valley. NFR leader public family members officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma mentioned train visitors between Silchar and Badarpur needed to be suspended as some portion of the monitor between Panchgram and Katakhal have been beneath water. "Efforts are on to resume train services as early as possible once the floodwaters recede," Sharma added.
No respite from flood fury, 6 Assam districts still under water
![No respite from flood fury, 6 Assam districts still under water]()
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