GUWAHATI: The flood situation worsened in Assam on Thursday, with around 45,000 other people from seven districts coming below the grip of the deluge. Chirang and Kokrajhar districts in western Assam and the island district of Majuli were hit by floods on Thursday, whilst Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Barpeta and Dibrugarh are the other districts reeling from floods since Wednesday.
Lakhimpur in northern Assam remains to be the worst affected since closing week, with over 25,000 other people hit by the deluge. Altogether, 82 villages below 12 revenue circles in seven districts stay inundated. Dhemaji has the easiest selection of flooded villages (29), adopted by Lakhimpur.
In Chirang, Kokrajhar and Barpeta, flood-affected other people mentioned the location has worsened after extra water from Bhutan inundated downstream villages. Many rivers that originate in Bhutan float in the course of the space.
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) mentioned Brahmaputra at Nematighat in Jorhat, Jia Bharali in Sonitpur, Puthimari in Kamrup, Beki in Barpeta and Sankosh in Dhubri were flowing above danger stage on Thursday. According to ASDMA, 548 other people displaced by floods have taken safe haven in 5 relief camps in Lakhimpur, Chirang and Kokrajhar districts. ASDMA officials mentioned the selection of displaced other people is low in 4 different districts.
There was no report of human casualty on Thursday. Around 26 marooned individuals were rescued by the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force.
In Meghalaya, flash floods reportedly washed away a two-year-old girl on Tuesday afternoon. The incident took place at Magurmari village below Zikzak block in South West Garo Hills, when the girl misplaced her approach after having adopted her father out of the home. "Her slippers were found beside a stream," a police source mentioned.
Tourism has additionally taken a hit within the Khasi-Jaintia Hills since Sunday, with heavy rains proceeding to lash the state. "There are relatively few visitors who are coming here to stay overnight, although we expect tourism to pick up once the rains get moderate," mentioned the landlord of a lodge at Mawlynnong, a popular vacationer destination."
Lakhimpur in northern Assam remains to be the worst affected since closing week, with over 25,000 other people hit by the deluge. Altogether, 82 villages below 12 revenue circles in seven districts stay inundated. Dhemaji has the easiest selection of flooded villages (29), adopted by Lakhimpur.
In Chirang, Kokrajhar and Barpeta, flood-affected other people mentioned the location has worsened after extra water from Bhutan inundated downstream villages. Many rivers that originate in Bhutan float in the course of the space.
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) mentioned Brahmaputra at Nematighat in Jorhat, Jia Bharali in Sonitpur, Puthimari in Kamrup, Beki in Barpeta and Sankosh in Dhubri were flowing above danger stage on Thursday. According to ASDMA, 548 other people displaced by floods have taken safe haven in 5 relief camps in Lakhimpur, Chirang and Kokrajhar districts. ASDMA officials mentioned the selection of displaced other people is low in 4 different districts.
There was no report of human casualty on Thursday. Around 26 marooned individuals were rescued by the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force.
In Meghalaya, flash floods reportedly washed away a two-year-old girl on Tuesday afternoon. The incident took place at Magurmari village below Zikzak block in South West Garo Hills, when the girl misplaced her approach after having adopted her father out of the home. "Her slippers were found beside a stream," a police source mentioned.
Tourism has additionally taken a hit within the Khasi-Jaintia Hills since Sunday, with heavy rains proceeding to lash the state. "There are relatively few visitors who are coming here to stay overnight, although we expect tourism to pick up once the rains get moderate," mentioned the landlord of a lodge at Mawlynnong, a popular vacationer destination."
Floods hit 3 more Assam districts, slump in Meghalaya tourism
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