The floods in Assam have affected 26 districts and claimed 89 lives till July 22, said the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
According to the flood report by the ASDMA on Wednesday, Barpeta, Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Tinsukia, among other districts have been severely affected by the floods in the state affecting 26,31,343 people.
A total of 2,525 villages are reeling from the effects of the rising waters of the Brahmaputra, among its other tributaries, which have affected 1,15,515.25 hectares of crop.
As many as 120 animals have died due to floods in the Kaziranga national park, while 147 have been rescued as per the report by the Divisional Forest Officer, Eastern Assam Wildlife division. Many animals from the national park were seen migrating to higher places by crossing the streets after water entered Kaziranga.
Currently, 45,281 people are being helped through 391 relief camps/distribution centres.
The State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), Circle Offices, and locals have rescued 452 people so far.
The rising water levels have damaged embankments, roads, bridges, and culverts, among other constructions like houses, etc in the state.
(All pictures via agencies)
1. A family sails through the floodwaters in search of a safer place in Assam's flood-affected Nagaon district
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2. A view of Bihar's flood-affected Supaul district following incessant rains
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3. A house submerged in water in Bihar's flood-affected Supaul district following incessant
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4. A person with a two wheeler stuck in water in Bihar's flood-affected Supaul district
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5. Women wade through waterlogged road at a flood-affected area, in Nagaon district on Wednesday
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6. Villagers affected by a flood take shelter at a school, at Madhabpara village in Nagaon district
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7. NDRF personnel rescue people from flood-affected villages in Supaul
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8. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav distributes food among the flood victims in Bihar''s Darbhanga district
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9. Flood victims wait for food outside their makeshift tents in Darbhanga district of Bihar
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10. A man uses a makeshift raft to cross the flood water at Puthimari village in Darrang
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