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<keyword id="20285787" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nagaon" source="keywords">Nagaon</keyword> (Assam) [India], June 20 (ANI): Floods in Assam have severely affected nearly 6,000 people in Nagaon district, submerged 35 villages in the district under Kampur and Raha revenue circles and also submerged 1,089 hectares of crop area. Many people of the Changchaki area under the Kampur revenue circle have been forced to leave their homes after the flood waters entered their homes. The Changchaki-Kawaimari connecting road has submerged and several portions of the embankment have washed away. According to the Central Water Commission, the water level of the Kopili River is flowing above the danger level mark. Dipak Bora, a resident of Changchaki village told that people have faced massive problems due to flood. "This is the second flood this year. We don't know what we will do. The flood waters washed away portions of the embankment a few places. We are facing massive problems. The flood waters entered into the houses of many villagers. The flood waters have also submerged our croplands; destroyed paddy crops and vegetables. Many people are now facing a food crisis. There is also a drinking water problem," Dipak Bora said. Sushila Bora, a flood victim said that her family members are now taking shelter in other people's houses after the flood water entered her home. "All household goods are now under water. There is about five feet of deep water inside our home. Two floods come within 17 days. We are facing lots of problems and staying in other people's houses," Sushila Bora said. On the other hand, Moni Medhi said that the flood waters entered her house and she is very much worried about the current situation. "This flood has destroyed our household goods, crops etc. We are facing massive problems with food, and drinking water. The government has tried to solve the problem, but we don't see any progress. We are poor people, and our main income source is farming, but the flood waters destroyed all. We don't know about our future, how we will live," Moni Medhi said. Many villagers of Changchaki, Kampur area are facing similar problems. According to the flood report of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 3 lakh people in 19 districts were affected by the deluge. More than 2.43 lakh people have been affected alone in Karimganj district. 979 villages under 48 revenue circles in 19 districts in the state have been affected by the current wave of floods. The flood waters have submerged 3326.31 hectares of crop area in the flood-hit districts.

Assam floods: 3 lakh people affected by deluge; 35 villages and 1,089 hectares of crop area submerged

The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Sunday as water level is receding fast across the state, officials said. The India Meteorological Department's Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in <keyword id="19941239" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Guwahati" source="keywords">Guwahati</keyword> has also not issued any warning except predicting some rains in Barak valley and a few districts of central Assam. Meanwhile, a report by the Assam State <keyword id="20020610" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="disaster-management" source="keywords">Disaster Management</keyword> Authority (<keyword id="21816603" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ASDMA" source="keywords">ASDMA</keyword>) on Saturday night said that one person died at Gogamukh revenue circle of Dhemaji district. With this, the total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood, landslide, storm and lightning has increased to 107. The report said more than 8,40,000 people are hit due to the floods in Barpeta, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karimganj, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar and South Salmara districts. Cachar is the worst hit with nearly 1.5 lakh people suffering, followed by Dhubri with almost 1.27 lakh people and Nagaon with more than 88,500 people reeling under <keyword id="22312557" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flood-waters" source="keywords">flood waters</keyword>, it added. The administration has been operating 221 <keyword id="20764825" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="relief-camps" source="keywords">relief camps</keyword> and relief distribution centres across 13 districts, taking care of 72,046 displaced people at present. The authority has distributed 616.49 quintals of rice, 111.65 quintals of dal, 32.16 quintals of salt and 2,956.25 litres of mustard oil among the flood victims of the state during the last 24 hours. At present, 1,705 villages are under water and 39,898.92 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across Assam, the ASDMA said. Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by flood waters in Barpeta, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Charaideo, Golaghat, Morigaon, Nagaon and Sivasagar. At present, the mighty Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Nimatighat, Tezpur and Dhubri. Its tributaries Burhidihing at Chenimari and Disang at Nanglamuraghat are flowing above the danger levels. The Barak river's tributary Kushiyara is also flowing above the danger marks at Karimganj town, ASDMA said. On account of widespread flooding, over 5,03,400 <keyword id="22405280" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="domestic-animals" source="keywords">domestic animals</keyword> and poultry are affected across the state.

Assam flood situation continues to improve; water receding fast

The flood situation in <keyword id="6354915" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Assam" source="Orion">Assam</keyword> improved on Tuesday as the water level of major rivers receded with declining rainfall and the number of people reeling under the deluge decreased to 1.7 lakh, according to a bulletin. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (<keyword id="21816603" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ASDMA" source="keywords">ASDMA</keyword>) said 1,70,377 people are currently affected by the flood in Bajali, Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang, Goalpara, Kamrup, Karimganj, Nagaon and Hojai districts. Over two lakh people were reeling under the deluge in the nine districts of the state on Sunday. The toll in this year's flood, landslide and storm has risen to 40 with the death of one person in Cachar due to drowning in floodwater on Monday. The worst affected district is Karimganj with 96,440 people under floodwater, followed by Cachar with over 52,400 and Darrang with nearly 10,802, the bulletin said. The Kushiara river in Karimganj was flowing above the danger mark, while the other major rivers and their tributaries were showing a receding trend, following the decline in rainfall during the last two days, it said. Altogether 13,094 people are currently taking shelter in 149 relief camps in the affected districts, the bulletin said. At least 641 villages are reeling under floodwater and 2,273.44 hectares of crop area have been damaged across the state due to the current spate of flood. Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by floodwater in most of the affected districts.

Assam flood situation improves, but 1.7 lakh people remain affected

The flood situation in Assam further deteriorated with over 16.50 lakh population affected in <keyword id="22282191" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="29-districts" source="keywords">29 districts</keyword> with the major rivers flowing above the danger level across the state on Thursday, an official bulletin said. An alert has been sounded in Kamrup (Metro) district with the <keyword id="20200885" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brahmaputra" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Brahmaputra" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Brahmaputra">Brahmaputra</keyword>, Digaru and Kollong rivers flowing above the red mark with vast tracts of land inundated. Chief Minister <keyword id="19952756" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Himanta-Biswa-Sarma" source="keywords">Himanta Biswa Sarma</keyword> is scheduled to visit <keyword id="19908458" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flood-affected-areas" source="keywords">flood-affected areas</keyword> in Maligaon, Pandu Port and Temple Ghat areas in <keyword id="19941239" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="guwahati" source="keywords">Guwahati</keyword> Metropolitan area on Thursday to take stock of the situation. Sarma chaired a meeting on the flood situation with all District Commissioners late on Wednesday night and directed them to be liberal in granting <keyword id="19934094" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="relief" source="keywords">relief</keyword> as per norms, complete all rehabilitation claims as per norms before August 15 and provide accurate information to the headquarters so that adequate relief can be ensured. Cabinet ministers will also be camping in the flood-affected districts for the next three days from Thursday. The death toll in this year's flood, landslide and storm has increased to 56 and three others are reported missing. The severely affected flood districts are Barpeta, Biswanath, Cachar, Charaideo, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Hojai, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia districts. Dhubri is the worst hit with over 2.23 lakh people suffering, followed by Darrang with nearly 1.84 lakh people and Lakhimpur with more than 1.66 lakh people reeling under flood waters. Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger marks at Nimatighat, Tezpur, Guwahati, Goalpara and Dhubri. Its tributaries Subansiri at Badatighat, Burhi Dihing at Chenimari, Dikhou at Sivasagar, Disang at Nanglamuraghat, Dhansiri at Numaligarh, and Kopili at Kampur and Dharamtul are flowing above the danger levels. The Barak river is flowing above the danger mark at AP Ghat, BP Ghat, Chota Bakra and Fuletrak, while its tributaries Dhaleswari at Gharmura, Katakhal at Matizuri and Kushiyara at Karimganj town and are also flowing above the danger marks.

Assam flood situation deteriorates, 16.50 lakh people affected in 29 districts

With one more people dead in <keyword id="109597" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="udalguri" source="Orion">Udalguri</keyword> district, the death toll rose to eight in the ongoing pre-monsoon <keyword id="48088" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="floods" source="Orion">floods</keyword> and landslides in <keyword id="6354915" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="assam" source="Orion">Assam</keyword>, where over four lakh people have been affected in 26 districts so far, officials said on Tuesday. Officials in the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that in the last 24 hours, one person died in western Assam's Udalguri district, while seven people had died earlier in the floods and landslides in <keyword id="385380" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="dima-hasao" source="Orion">Dima Hasao</keyword> and Lakhimpur districts. Unofficial report from <keyword id="71093" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="cachar" source="Orion">Cachar</keyword> district, however, said that four people, including a child and two middle-aged men, were washed away in different rivers. An ASDMA bulletin said that at least 4,03,352 people, including 80,659 children and 1,39,541 women, have been affected and around 1,900 houses have been either partially and fully damaged in 1,089 villages under 26 districts. Over 39,558 people have taken shelter in 89 relief camps. The worst-affected districts include, Cachar, Dima Hasao, Hojai, <keyword id="322513" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="nagaon" source="Orion">Nagaon</keyword>, Charaideo, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Bajali, Baksa, Biswanath and Lakhimpur. The situation in the hill section of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in Dima Hasao district remained critical on Tuesday as rain continued to batter the mountainous region, affecting the Lumding-Badarpur single line railway route. NFR officials said that uninterrupted rains coupled with the difficult terrain severely affected the restoration and repair work, which might take several weeks. The Lumding-Badarpur section in Assam is the only route to connect Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and the southern part of Assam with the rest of the country. This rail link has been cut off for the past four days.

Over four lakh people affected as pre-monsoon rains trigger floods in Assam

Guwahati (<keyword id="6354915" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="assam" source="Orion">Assam</keyword>) [India], June 22 (ANI): The <keyword id="6369083" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flood" source="Orion">flood</keyword> situation in Assam on Wednesday marginally worsened as nearly 1.20 lakh people in 20 districts have been affected by the deluge. According to the reports of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), following torrential rains in Assam, other neighbouring states and the neighbouring country Bhutan, the water levels of several rivers are flowing above the danger level mark and inundated new areas. The water level of the Beki River is flowing above the danger level mark at Road Bridge, Pagladiya at Nt Road Crossing and Puthimari River at Nh Road Crossing. 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 flood and urban floods have also been reported Bajali, Darrang, Kamrup (Metro), Kokrajhar and Nalbari districts. The ASDMA flood report said, "44707 people have been affected alone in Nalbari district followed by 26571 people in Baksa, 25096 people in Lakhimpur, 15610 people in Tamulpur, 3840 people in Barpeta district." The district's 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 spell of flood in the flood-hit districts. The NDRF, SDRF, and Fire &amp; Emergency Services are also engaged in rescue operations on Wednesday evacuating 1280 people from flood-hit areas. The flood waters on Wednesday damaged 4 embankments, 72 roads, and 7 bridges. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/from-adani-to-the-rajan-raheja-group-industrial-biggies-that-lost-and-gained-the-most-in-h2fy23/slidelist/101182565.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/from-adani-to-the-rajan-raheja-group-industrial-biggies-that-lost-and-gained-the-most-in-h2fy23/slidelist/101182565.cms" target="_blank">From Adani to Rajan Raheja Group – Industrial biggies that lost and gained most in H2FY23</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/carl-pei-led-nothing-may-launch-a-smartwatch-after-nothing-phone-2/articleshow/101182896.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/carl-pei-led-nothing-may-launch-a-smartwatch-after-nothing-phone-2/articleshow/101182896.cms" target="_blank">Carl Pei-led Nothing looks set to join the smartwatch party in India</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/oneplus-nord-3-nord-ce-3-specifications-leak-ahead-of-july-launch/articleshow/101156655.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/oneplus-nord-3-nord-ce-3-specifications-leak-ahead-of-july-launch/articleshow/101156655.cms" target="_blank">OnePlus Nord 3 specs leaked, a foldable phone foray is imminent too</a>

Assam: Nearly 1.20 lakh people in 20 districts affected by floods

<ul><li>A total of 21 districts and 950 villages in Assam have been affected by the floods.</li><li>It has also affected over 2 lakh animals with 70% of the Kaziranga Park submerged.</li><li>The river island Majuli is one of the worst affected due to the floods.</li></ul>The <keyword id="711909" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="floods-in-assam" source="Orion">floods in Assam</keyword> have so far affected 21 districts with 950 villages affected in total, according to the latest data <a href="http://sdmassam.nic.in/">released</a> by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (<keyword id="2545081" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="asdma" source="Orion">ASDMA</keyword>). There have been two reported deaths and over 3.63 lakh people have been affected by the floods. The floods have also affected over 2 lakh animals in various parts of the state. According to ASDMA, the worst hit districts in Assam include Lakhimpur with over a lakh people affected, and a crop area of 8,166 hectares damaged due to the floods. The river island Majuli is also one of the worst affected with 64,909 people and 4,258 hectares of crop area affected. Other submerged districts include Biswanath, Darrang, Jorhat, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia. <div type="twitter" handle="Tirthaneads" handlename="Tirtha Prasad Saikia" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1249955254281490432/IvlSe3SO_normal.jpg" favoritecount="10" retweetcount="9" status="The flood in Assam continues to be grim today. Altogether 950 villages &amp; 3.63 lakh people of 21 districts are in th… https://t.co/RnHzjCYkBL" createdat="1630343724000" id="1432391513737101314"></div> <div type="twitter" handle="Tirthaneads" handlename="Tirtha Prasad Saikia" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1249955254281490432/IvlSe3SO_normal.jpg" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" status="Assam flood has deteriorated with nearly 2.58 lakh people affected. A distressing moment again as it strikes during… https://t.co/uwXZNkLJO6" createdat="1630248802000" id="1431993385275953155"></div> The floods in Assam have affected a total of 2,56,144 animals, according to the report by ASDMA. The highest number of animals affected is 81,232 in the district of Barpeta with poultry being hit the most. According to a <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-70-of-kaziranga-national-park-submerged-by-flood-4-hog-deer-killed-101630377645389.html?utm_source=twitter">report</a> by Hindustan Times, almost 70% of the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve is reeling under flood waters. <div type="twitter" handle="shantanunandan2" handlename="Shantanu Nandan Sharma" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1360611238812790787/4cY9Gq7E_normal.jpg" favoritecount="9" retweetcount="1" status="Kaziranga National Park.#floods(Courtesy: KNP Directorate) https://t.co/8riJGrE9Ae" createdat="1630382428000" id="1432553852574703621"></div> This has also caused deaths of four hog deer due to drowning, attacks by villagers and accidents while crossing the National Highway-37, the report added. The Assam government has also issued advisory on heavy vehicle movement along NH-37 that passes through the reserve. <div type="twitter" handle="kaziranga_" handlename="Kaziranga National Park &amp; Tiger Reserve" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1133685882207100928/MjS0K22-_normal.png" favoritecount="573" retweetcount="92" status="ADVISORY🔊@kaziranga_ has started issuing time cards to regulate traffic in animal corridors.Heavy trucks are kind… https://t.co/Hjh7rMkUjr" createdat="1630259705000" id="1432039115369762816"></div> The report also mentions damage to roads in districts such as Barpeta, Darrang, Golaghat, Morigaon, Nagaon and Sivasagr. The floods have also caused erosion in Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Morigaon and Nalbari. There have been relief camps and centres opened in the affected areas with a total of 1,619 people admitted as of now. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/mumbais-nariman-point-mantralaya-areas-will-be-submerged-by-2050-if-people-dont-wake-up-says-citys-municipal-chief/articleshow/85710647.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Mumbai's Nariman point, Mantralaya areas will be submerged by 2050 if people don’t ‘wake up’, says city’s municipal chief</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/these-indian-cities-are-likely-to-go-underwater-by-the-end-of-this-century-nasa-report/slidelist/85237824.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">NASA report: These Indian cities are likely to go underwater by the end of this century</a>

Pictures of devastation due to Assam floods that has killed two and displaced people in nearly a thousand villages in 21 districts

Assam’s flood situation turned critical after 10 more floodrelated deaths were reported on Monday, increasing the toll to 81. The state government has requisitioned the <keyword id="6355075" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="iaf" source="Orion">IAF</keyword> to airlift petrol, diesel and geo bags to the Barak Valley, which remains cut off from rest of the state due to flood and rampant landslides at multiple locations. Seven other people have been reported missing in the floods. According to Assam Disaster Management Authority, over five lakh more people were affected since Sunday which has pushed the number of total number of people hit to over 47 lakh. Of them, over 23 lakh are currently taking shelter in 810 temporary relief camps. Among the dead are Kampur police station OC Sammujal Kakoti and constable <keyword id="14239117" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="rajiv-bordoloi" source="Orion">Rajiv Bordoloi</keyword> of Nagaon district. They were swept away by floodwaters on Sunday night on way to rescue some marooned people. Two other accompanying policemen were rescued safely by the SDRF. Union home minister <keyword id="6355521" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="amit-shah" source="Orion">Amit Shah</keyword> called up Assam CM Himanta Biswa <keyword id="264892" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="sarma" source="Orion">Sarma</keyword> twice during the day to enquire about the flood situation and told the latter that a central team will soon visit the state to assess the damage caused by the deluge. Sarma later said, “Except Karbi Anglong, all the other districts are currently affected by floods and landslides. Surface communication between the Brahmaputra Valley and Barak Valley has been completely snapped. The IAF will carry out its biggest transportation exercise here and will carry one lakh and eight thousand litres of petrol and diesel to <keyword id="57706" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="silchar" source="Orion">Silchar</keyword> and also geo bags.” The IMD reported that “widespread rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm/lightning/ heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely to continue over northeastern states during the next 48 hours and a decrease in rainfall intensity thereafter.” In the Barak Valley, the Cachar district administration has called the Army, BSF and CRPF to assist in rescue operations as Silchar was hit by an unprecedented deluge on Monday. ALSO SEE: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/the-great-indian-nautanki-company-and-how-it-took-three-top-banks-on-a-rs-150-crore-ride/articleshow/92339424.cms">The Great Indian Nautanki Company and how it took three top banks on a Rs 150 crore ride</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/airtel-vodafone-idea-and-jio-lose-7-5-million-active-subscribers-in-april-month/articleshow/92273669.cms">7.5 million Indians shut off second SIMs as Airtel, Jio clean house ahead of 5G auctions</a>

Assam flood situation gets bleaker as 11 dead and major rivers in spate

<ul><li>Roads, bridges, culverts and many other infrastructures have been damaged at various places in Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Dhubri, Chirang, Nagaon, Jorhat, Barpeta, Majuli districts. </li><li>The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Guwahati, Tezpur, Dhubri and Goalpara towns. </li><li>The floods, triggered by heavy rains, have inundated 122,573 hectares of crop area and have also damaged 30,605. </li></ul>“There’s lots of water, Everything is underwater,” Mohammed Rahman <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTpYNZ_-ILw">told AFP</a>. From the last few years, heavy floods in South Asia — especially Assam and Bangladesh — have destroyed a large number of homes, displaced millions of people and killed thousands. Rahman lives in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTpYNZ_-ILw">in Assam </a>and is among the 4 million people affected by heavy floods in that part of South Asia this year. His home and all the roads in his village are destroyed. In Assam, heavy floods have claimed 123 lives. <div type="Youtube" id="pTpYNZ_-ILw" title="Deadly monsoon floods affect over 4 million across South and Southeast Asia" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pTpYNZ_-ILw/mqdefault.jpg"></div> “Our houses have been underwater. Our houses have been damaged and many people lost their belongings,” another victim of Assam’s heavy floods told ANI. In Bangladesh, Safar Ali<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTpYNZ_-ILw"> wasn’t able to enter his house after the water level</a> reached over his chest level. He says, all the houses in his village were underwater. Mosammat Parveen was forced to leave her house and find shelter after the floodwater crossed knee-level. More than a third of the land in Bangladesh is flooded. This is a double whammy for local administration which is already struggling to battle with the coronavirus pandemic. The heavy floods were seen soon after the monsoon started in late June. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Guwahati, Tezpur, Dhubri and Goalpara towns. Its tributaries Dhansiri, Jia Bharali, Kopili, Beki and Sankosh at Golokoganj in Dhubri are also flowing above the danger levels at various places. <div type="image" title="Assam floods2" msid="77190201" hostid="261"></div> Roads, bridges, culverts and many other infrastructures have been damaged at various places in Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Dhubri, Chirang, Nagaon, Jorhat, Barpeta, Majuli districts. Massive erosions have been witnessed at different places of Biswanath, South Salmara, Chirang and Majuli districts.The floods, triggered by heavy rains, have inundated 122,573 hectares of crop area and have also damaged 30,605. <div type="image" title="Assam floods" msid="77190182" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt; Guwahati: An aerial view of the flood-affected areas of Assam, on July 24, 2020.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The embankments created by the government to prevent the floods are in need of high maintenance. President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday spoke to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over the phone on the flood situation in Assam and expressed solidarity with the distressed people of the state. The district administrations have set up around 457 relief camps and distribution centres in 23 districts, where around 46,000 flood-hit people have taken shelter, according to IANS. However, over 2.5 million people have been affected by it, according to IANS. The deluge in eastern and northeastern parts of India is nearly an annual affair but there is little preparation and maximum damage each time. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/coovid-vaccine-from-oxford-serum-institute-and-astrazeneca-shows-promising-immune-response/articleshow/77069321.cms">The COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford and AstraZeneca shows 'promising' results in early human trials</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/dil-bechara-kissing-booth-2-and-other-movies-you-can-watch-on-netflix-amazon-prime-disneyhotstar-this-week/slidelist/77142498.cms">Dil Bechara, Kissing Booth 2 and other movies you can watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+Hotstar this week</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/work-from-home-effect-these-companies-are-shelling-out-for-employees-power-bills-internet-cost-and-more/articleshow/77139229.cms">WFH effect – These companies are paying for employees' power bills, internet cost and more</a>

Gut-wrenching stories from Assam floods which have swept away villages displaced millions and killed over a hundred people

Guwahati, <keyword id="6369083" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="flood">Flood</keyword> in different parts of Assam inundated large swathes of land in <keyword id="49706" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kaziranga-National-Park">Kaziranga National Park</keyword>, a World Heritage site, killing at least 51 wild animals though 102 animals have been rescued, officials said on Tuesday. They said many tigers and rhinos had strayed into the nearby villages due to flooding of their habitats. Officials of the Kaziranga National Park and the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (<keyword id="2545081" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="ASDMA">ASDMA</keyword>) said 95 per cent of the national park's 430 sq km area was now flooded, with traffic movement on the National Highway-37 near Kaziranga now suspended. According to the officials, 45 hog deer, three wild boars and one rhino, one wild buffalo and a swamp deer perished in the floodwater. Of the rescued animals, 86 were hog deer. Park Director P. Sivakumar said that rising water level in the park areas had forced three sub-adult tigers to stray into a goat-shed in Kandolimari village and nearby areas. "Two of the tigers have already been driven back into the park area and efforts are on to locate the third tiger," Sivakumar told <keyword id="105681" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IANS">IANS</keyword> over phone. Formed in 1908, the Kaziranga National park, a <keyword id="638143" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="UNESCO-world-heritage">UNESCO World Heritage</keyword> site since 1985, is home to more than 2,200 one-horned Indian rhinoceros, approximately two third of the total world population. Each year, the monsoon floods inundate the National Park, located on the edge of the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspots of Golaghat and Nagaon district, forcing a large number of the wild animals to leave the park and head towards the nearby hills in Karbi Anglong district by crossing National Highway-37 that passes near the park's boundary. According to the officials, 45 animals, mostly hog deer, were injured due to flood and one by vehicle hit. Of the 223 camps of forest personnel guarding the park, 173 have been inundated and 14 others vacated due to rising water levels. Heavy monsoon rains over the past few weeks have led to massive flooding of the north-eastern state, inundating 2,763 villages and affecting around 24 lakh people and 103,806 hectares of crop area in 27 of its 33 districts. According to ASDMA officials, with six more deaths in Assam on Monday, the death toll in the flood has risen to 50.

95% of the Assam Kaziranga national park's area flooded, 51 animals killed

As the incessant monsoon rains continued, <keyword id="395412" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="flood-situation">flood situation</keyword> in <keyword id="6354915" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="assam">Assam</keyword> further worsened on Saturday with 1,289 villages in 21 districts being inundated, distressing 4.63 lakh people, while the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at many places in nine districts, officials said. Meanwhile, officials of the state-owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) said that due to the heavy downpour over the past few days, Baghjan - where its leaking oil well caught fire - and adjoining areas in Tinsukia district have been badly hit by flood water and the accident site has been inundated, affecting the efforts to douse the blaze. "All connecting roads to the OIL's oil well site have been submerged with flood water. Bridges were damaged. At many places water is flowing over the road with knee to waist deep water. OIL's operational areas are heavily inundated," an OIL release said. A massive fire broke out on June 9 at OIL's Baghjan oil well near the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park that had been spewing natural gas and oil condensates uncontrollably since May 27. An important bridge en route to Baghjan, around 550 km east of Guwahati, was damaged due to the floods and the Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asked the official to build a bailey bridge for unimpeded movement of emergency services. An official of <keyword id="9477368" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-assam-state-disaster-management-authority">the Assam State Disaster Management Authority</keyword> (ASDMA) said that the flood-hit districts are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Udalguri, Darrang, Nalbari, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Chirang, Bongaigaon, South Salmara, <keyword id="325889" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Goalpara">Goalpara</keyword>, Kamrup, Morigaon and Tinsukia. The official said : "Over 4.63 lakh people affected by the floods and over 37,313 Ahectares of crop were badly affected due to the floods. Around 19,500 people took shelter in 132 relief camps." The official said that in the current wave of floods, three persons died in Goalpara and Dibrugarh districts while in the first wave of floods from May 22 claimed 15 lives in different districts of Assam. In all, at least 2,49,300 various pets (domestic) animals were affected due to the current wave of floods since early this week. <keyword id="4449695" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-National-Disaster-Response-Force">The National Disaster Response Force</keyword>, Assam State Disaster Response Force personnel, along with local administrations, are continuously working to rescue the affected people and rendering the relief services, including distribution of relief to the marooned villagers. TThe Chief Minister has also directed the Deputy Commissioners of all the affected districts to address the needs of the flood-hit people urgently while also adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols. Meanwhile, the heavy monsoon rains affected the normal life in most of the other northeastern states. The rain water has inundated vast low lying areas of Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/what-ceos-say-india-can-learn-from-china-to-get-more-electric-vehicles-on-the-road/articleshow/76669260.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">What CEOs say India can learn from China to get more electric vehicles on the road</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/swarms-of-locusts-blanket-indias-national-capital-region-pilots-and-airlines-alerted-ahead/articleshow/76660948.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Swarms of locusts blanket India’s national capital region — pilots and airlines alerted ahead</a>

Assam flood situation worsens, 4.63 lakh people affected across 1,289 villages

<ul><li>The flood situation in <keyword id="6354915" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="assam">Assam</keyword> again deteriorated on Wednesday while two more persons died in Barpeta and Morigaon districts, taking the death toll to 89, while around 26.32 lakh people in 26 of the state's 33 districts continue to be hit.</li><li>According to <keyword id="1989513" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-forest-department">the Forest Department</keyword> and the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials, at least 120 animals have been killed in floods and 147 rescued even as 90 per cent of the 430 sq km, world-famous <keyword id="49706" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kaziranga-National-Park">Kaziranga National Park</keyword>, home to more than 2,200 one-horned Indian rhinoceros, remained inundated. </li><li>ASDMA officials said that of the 26.32 lakh people currently affected, over 16.52 lakh are only in five western districts of Goalpara (468,460), Barpeta (381,522), Morigaon (308,571), Dhubri (278,041) and South Sakmara (216,207). </li></ul> After a marginal improvement earlier this week, the flood situation in Assam again deteriorated on Wednesday while two more persons died in Barpeta and Morigaon districts, taking the death toll to 89, while around 26.32 lakh people in 26 of the state's 33 districts continue to be hit. According to the Forest Department and the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials, at least 120 animals have been killed in floods and 147 rescued even as 90 per cent of the 430 sq km, world-famous Kaziranga National Park, home to more than 2,200 one-horned Indian rhinoceros, remained inundated. ASDMA officials said that of the 26.32 lakh people currently affected, over 16.52 lakh are only in five western districts of Goalpara (468,460), Barpeta (381,522), Morigaon (308,571), Dhubri (278,041) and South Sakmara (216,207). They said that the floods -- which have inundated the state for over a month now -- had claimed 89 lives so far in Kamrup (Metro), Baksa, South Salmara, Darrang, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, Bongaigaon, Kamrup, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Morigaon, Dhubri, Nagaon, Nalbari, Barpeta, Dhemaji, Udalguri, Goalpara and Dibrugarh districts, while 26 others were killed in separate landslides since May 22. The ASDMA officials said that besides the Brahmaputra, as many as seven more rivers -- Dhansiri, Jia Bharali, Kopili, Beki, <keyword id="4768363" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="kushiyara">Kushiyara</keyword>, Sankosh, Dharamtul -- are flowing above the danger mark in a large number of places in 12 districts. Over 2,525 villages and 115,515 hectares of crop area in 26 districts have been flooded. The district administrations have set up 391 relief camps and distribution centres in 26 districts, where around 45,300 men, women and children have taken shelter. Of the 26 affected districts, 15 -- Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Morigaon, South Sakmara, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Nalbari, Kamrup (Metro), Kamrup (Rural), Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli, Bongaigaon -- are the worst-hit. Besides erosion of river banks at a large number of places, roads, embankments, bridges, culverts and other infrastructure were damaged at many locations in 24 districts, the officials said, adding that hundred of houses were fully or partially damaged due to the floods. Around 14 lakh domesticated animals and over 8 lakh poultry birds were affected. Besides Kaziranga National Park, located on edge of the eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspots of Golaghat and Nagaon districts, the Manas, R.G. Orang and Tinsukia national parks, the Pabitora and Tinsukia wildlife sanctuaries were also affected. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/coovid-vaccine-from-oxford-serum-institute-and-astrazeneca-shows-promising-immune-response/articleshow/77069321.cms">The COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford and AstraZeneca shows 'promising' results in early human trials</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/from-intel-and-wipro-to-tcs-and-google-here-are-the-top-job-openings-in-the-multinational-companies/articleshow/77058769.cms">From Intel and Wipro to TCS and Google— Here are the top job openings in the multinational companies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/checkout-upcoming-affordable-smartphone-oneplus-nord-launch-price-specifications-features/articleshow/77061620.cms">OnePlus Nord launch price, specs and more – Everything we know about the upcoming affordable OnePlus smartphone</a>

Assam flood situation worsens again, death toll rises to 89

Guwahati, Jul 9 () Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday emphasised the need for continuing economic activities parallel to the fight against COVID-19 in the state. The chief minister directed the district administrations to ensure that there was no interruption in the implementation of developmental schemes while waging a relentless war against the virus, an official release said. Sonowal, in a video conference with the Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and Joint Directors of Health Services of all districts, reviewed the COVID-19 scenario, along with the status of flood and erosion, and the implementation of various developmental schemes. The chief minister directed the Deputy Commissioners to take steps for skill mapping of those who have returned from outside the state so that they could be provided adequate employment opportunities. Some of the returnees could be engaged in the implementation of schemes like Jal Jeevan Mission while others could be given self employment opportunities through Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sonowal said. He asked the authorities to consult the respective public representatives of their districts before taking measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Sonowal also directed the Joint Directors of Health Services of all districts to ensure that a patient suffering from other ailments, besides COVID-19, gets the required medical facilities on time. The chief minister instructed the SPs to prevent mass gatherings in their districts which might increase the risk of rapid transmission of coronavirus. The people and the government must work together to defeat this pandemic as it has entered a very critical phase now, the chief minister said. He also instructed the DCs to plant trees to increase forest cover in the state and take steps for making heritage sites encroachment free. The chief minister appreciated the district administrations of Golaghat, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Biswanath and Karbi Anglong for successfully curbing the menace of rhino poaching in Kaziranga National Park. DG MM MM

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Guwahati, Jun 10 () Forty-two fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Assam on Wednesday, taking the state's tally to 3,092, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Nineteen of these cases were reported in Nagaon, 16 in Kokrajhar, four in Lakhimpur, two in Jorhat and one in Dhemaji, he said. Assam breached the 3,000-mark late on Tuesday night after 215 people tested positive for COVID-19. Also, a record 313 people recovered from the disease on Tuesday. Out of the total 3,092 cases, 1,987 are active and 1,097 people have recovered. While five patients have died, three migrated out of the state. Assam has witnessed a surge in COVID-19 cases after interstate travel resumed on May 4. The state's tally has grown by more than 3,000 since then. There were only 42 COVID-19 cases in the state on May 4. The number crossed the 100-mark on May 17 and the 500-mark on May 25. The number of cases crossed the 1,000-mark on May 29 and the 2,000-mark on June 4. The state added more than 1,000 cases in the next five days to cross the 3,000-mark on June 9. During June, the Assam government is aiming for reduced institutional quarantine, increased home isolation and more testing of samples, an official said. Meanwhile, the state health department has decided to conduct the second round of the Assam Community Surveillance Programme (ACSP) covering all villages and wards in the state. In view of the COVID-19 outbreak and to check its spread in the community, the health workers will visit people's homes to identify flu-like cases and respiratory infections like Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) and influenza-like illness (ILI), an official release said. The health workers will also check for other vector-borne diseases like Japanese Encephalitis, malaria and dengue as floods have hit the state, it said. The first round of the community surveillance programme was held in May under which 29,771 villages were covered. As many as 26,000 people had shown signs of fever but not a single COVID-19 case was reported during the exercise, Sarma had said earlier. DG ACD DIV DIV

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