Twitter
Advertisement

Assam Floods: Over 56 lakh people affected in 30 districts; death toll mounts to 109

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority report, a total of 56,89,584 people have been affected in 30 districts of Assam since May 22 and 109 people have lost their lives in flood-related incidents.

Latest News
article-main
Houses submerged in water at Diphu in Assam''s flood-affected Karbi Anglong district. (Photo: IANS)
FacebookTwitterWhatsappLinkedin

More than 56 lakh people have been affected by the floods in Assam, which have wreaked havoc across 30 districts of the state, according to a daily status report on Sunday.

According to the report, the total number of 56,89,584 people have been affected in 30 districts of Assam since May 22 and 109 people have lost their lives in flood-related incidents.

Meanwhile, the state government has set up 621 relief camps for the affected people.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority has said that as many as 0,52,645 people have been affected in 20 districts, while 29,220 inmates have been sheltered in 122 relief camps.

 

 

State Disaster Relief Force, National Disaster Relief Force, Circle Office, Civil Defence, and Inland Water Transport and several locals are engaged in rescue operations.

So far, as many as 81,678 people have been evacuated.

Notably, 2,62,723 hectares of crop area has also been affected by the floods.

Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had visited several flood and erosion hit areas to take stock of the situation.

 

(With ANI inputs)

Find your daily dose of news & explainers in your WhatsApp. Stay updated, Stay informed-  Follow DNA on WhatsApp.
Advertisement

Live tv

Advertisement
Advertisement