New Delhi: At least nine people have lost their lives – including three children – in the last 24 hours as the situation worsened more in Assam state. Over 42 lakh people were affected across 31 districts on Sunday, and at least 71 people have lost their lives in this year’s flood and landslides in the state.
According to a media report, Barpeta is the worst-hit district with over 12.76 lakh people suffering, followed by Darrang with nearly 3.94 lakh people affected and Nagaon with more than 3.64 lakh people hit by the deluge.
Constant rain and subsequent floods in the northeast region have caused landslides and left major roads in big cities like Guwahati flooded.
As per the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, As many as six persons drowned in flood waters, and three were killed in landslides in different parts of the state.
Devastating floods triggered by incessant rain continued to ravage Assam and around 5,137 villages are under the flood waters. The IMD has issued an ‘Orange Alert’ for Monday, while a ‘Yellow Alert’ has been issued for Tuesday to Thursday.
The local residents have expressed their pain and said, “Our houses are under flood water for the past three days, and we have been staying on the highway. We are already in deep trouble and if the rain does not stop, our condition will turn even worse. We have not received any relief materials from the government.”
(Vinayak)
