As the deluge of rains in the northeastern state of Assam continues to wreak havoc, 3 more people have died due to drowning in the floods taking the death toll to 21. Over 1.35 lakh people have been affected by this flood and 23 districts have been completely immersed in water. The Kaziranga National Park has also been inundated.
Dhemaji, Udalguri, Darrang, Nalbari, Hojai, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Barpeta, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, West Karbi Anglong, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia districts have been affected by the floods. Nearly 1.35 lakh people have been affected by this flood.
Barpeta is the worst-affected district with 1,35,415 people, with Dhemaji and Nalbari following suite.
It has been reported that the Brahmaputra river’s level is alarming as it has been steadily rising since Saturday. the recent meteorological prediction stating that there will be heavy rains until Tuesday has worsened the situation.
Speaking about this, Union Minister For Home Affairs, Amit Shah, assured that he had spoken to the state’s Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwal and that sufficient measures will be taken to make sure that the alarming situation near the Brahmaputra River region will be taken care of. He added that those displaced from their homes will be adequately rehoused until the situation gets better in the state.
The national disaster response force has been deployed and around 9000 people have been rescued as of Sunday. While the country continues to grapple with coronavirus, this disaster has increased the difficulty in identification of cases.