Brahmaputra river is flowing above hazard mark at Neamatighat in Jorhat and Tezpur (File)
Guwahati:
With heavy rain for the previous few days, Assam is experiencing its third wave of flood this yr amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Practically 2.25 lakh folks in 9 districts are affected, with over 1.50 lakh folks affected in Kampur circle in Nagaon district.
The Brahmaputra river is flowing above the hazard mark at Neamatighat in Jorhat district and Tezpur in Sonitpur. One particular person died within the rain on Sunday. The entire deaths on this yr’s flood has gone as much as 118.
Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Majuli, West Karbi Anglong, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts are seeing flash floods once more.
Practically 10,000 hectares of crop have gotten submerged in flood waters and 219 villages are flooded.
Final week, in neighbouring Meghalaya, as a consequence of heavy rains, flash floods and landslides created havoc. A minimum of 13 folks have been killed in rainfall-related incidents throughout Meghalaya since September 22, authorities sources added.
Street connectivity has been affected in Morigaon, Nagaon and West Karbi Anglong districts whereas 43 reduction camps have been arrange in three districts thus far, the ASDMA mentioned.
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