The flood situation in Assam has turned critical with nine more people losing their lives, taking the death toll in this year’s floods and landslides in the state to 54, while over 18 lakh people remained affected, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

In a bulletin released on Friday, the ASDMA said that the deaths were reported from Hojai, Nalbari, Bajali, Dhubri, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, and Sonitpur districts of Assam.

As per the state data, a total of 2,930 villages under 96 revenue circles are currently underwater.

A total of 18.94 lakh people remained affected in 28 districts of the state, the bulletin said.

The flood waters have submerged 43,338.39 hectares of cropland in the flood-hit districts of the state. The water level of Beki, Manas, Pagladiya, Puthimari, Jia Bharali, Kopili and Brahmaputra rivers are flowing above the danger level mark in many places of the state.

Landslides were also reported in Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Hojai, Kamrup and Kamrup (Metropolitan) and Morigaon, as per the bulletin.

Amid the floods and landslides situation, 1,08,104 flood-affected people are currently taking shelter at 373 relief camps set up by the district administration. Of this, 3.55 lakh people have been affected alone in Bajali district followed by 2.90 lakh people affected in Darrang, 1.84 lakh in Goalpara, 1.69 lakh in Barpeta, 1.23 lakh in Nalbari, 1.19 lakh in Kamrup and 1.05 lakh in Hojai district.

Meanwhile, the Indian Army’s Gajraj Corps has launched flood-relief operations in coordination with the civil administration in the state.

Nine composite teams of Gajraj Corps were swiftly launched during day and night on Thursday in coordination with the local administration to carry out rescue and relief operations in the flood affected districts of Baksa, Nalbari, Bajali, Darrang, Tamulpur, Hojai and Kamrup.

Source: TIMES NOW

BDST: 1426 HRS, JUN 18, 2022
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