Whereas 97 individuals died in flood-related incidents, 26 have been killed in landslides. (File)
Guwahati:
The flood scenario in Assam remained grim as another particular person died and 26.38 lakh persons are affected in 27 of the states 33 districts on Saturday, a authorities report stated.
With the dying of 1 particular person in Morigaon district, the rely on this 12 months’s flood and landslides has risen to 123.
Whereas 97 individuals died in flood-related incidents, 26 have been killed in landslides, the Assam State Catastrophe Administration Authority (ASDMA) stated.
The ASDMA stated the variety of individuals affected by the deluge has been decreased by over 1.6 lakh since Friday, whereas that of the district elevated by one.
Goalpara continued to be probably the most affected district with four.7 lakh individuals hit by the deluge, adopted by Barpeta (four.24 lakh) and Morigaon (three.75 lakh), it stated.
The Brahmaputra is flowing above the hazard mark at Guwahati, Tezpur, Dhubri and Goalpara cities. Its tributaries resembling Dhansiri, Jia Bharali, Kopili, Beki and Sankosh at Golokoganj in Dhubri are additionally flowing above the hazard ranges at varied locations.
Roads, bridges, culverts and lots of different infrastructure have been broken at varied locations in Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Dhubri, Chirang, Nagaon, Jorhat, Barpeta, Majuli districts.
Large erosions have been witnessed at completely different locations of Biswanath, South Salmara, Chirang and Majuli districts, the ASDMA stated.
The district administrations are working 564 aid camps and distribution centres throughout 19 districts, the place 47,772 individuals have taken shelter.
The ASDMA bulletin stated the floods have up to now claimed the lives of 127 animals of various species, whereas 157 others have been rescued in Kaziranga Nationwide Park.
The flooded districts are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Darrang, Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, West Karbi Anglong and Cachar.
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