Five More People Died Due To Floods In Assam

Five more people died due to floods in Assam. The Flood crisis did not stop in Assam, 5 more people died, and more than 22 lakh people were affected.

Five more people died due to floods in Samu and more than 22 lakh people are affected in 25 districts. However, the flood situation improved on Sunday.

According to the daily bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), five people, including four children, drowned at different places in Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang, Karimganj, and Morigaon districts on Sunday.

Apart from this, two people are missing in two districts. The number of people who lost their lives in floods and landslides this year in the state has risen to 126.

According to the bulletin, more than 22,21,500 people were affected due to floods in Balaji, Baksa, Barpeta, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Nalbari, Sonitpur, South Salmara, Tamulpur, and Udalguri districts. Huh.

Most people are affected in these areas.

Around seven lakh people are affected the most in Barpeta. After this, 5.13 lakh people are affected in Nagaon and 2.77 lakh in Cachar.

Several places in Cachar, Dibrugarh, and Morigaon districts were also affected by the floods. Till Saturday, more than 25 lakh people are affected by the floods in 24 districts.

State Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited Silchar in the worst-hit Cachar district and Hajo in Kamrup.

He directed the agencies involved in the relief and rescue operations to increase their reach and provide help at the earliest.

As Silchar city was submerged for a week, Sarma admitted that the administration has not yet reached all the people. He said, “We are not denying it.”

He appealed to the people to stand with each other in this difficult time and appreciated the charitable activities in Silchar.

More than 2500 villages were submerged in water.

Sarma said that “about 50 percent of the administration work” is being done by philanthropic organizations and people.

The ASDMA said that at present 2,542 villages are submerged and 74,706.77 acres of cultivable land have been damaged.

He said that the authority is running 680 relief camps and distribution centers in 23 districts, where 2,17,413 people have taken shelter.