Assam Floods: 5 More Dead Taking Toll To 126, Over 22 Lakh People Still Affected

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited Silchar in Cachar and Hajo in Kamrup, and issued instructions to agencies involved in the relief and rescue operations to maximise their reach, and ensure help at the earliest.

Guwahati: The flood situation in has improved Assam, although at least five more persons died on Sunday and over 22 lakh people continued to reel under the deluge across the state’s 25 districts. According to the daily bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), five persons, including four children, drowned at different places of Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang, Karimganj and Morigaon districts during the day. Besides, two are missing in two districts, it said.

The bulletin said that the total number of people losing lives in this year’s flood and landslides in the state has now gone up to 126. Beside, over 22,21,500 people were hit due to floods in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Nalbari, Sonitpur, South Salmara, Tamulpur and Udalguri districts, among others.

A man carries his belongins from his partially submerged house at Barsimolua village in Nalbari district, in India’s Assam state on June 24, 2022. (Photo/AP)

Barpeta is the worst affected with nearly seven lakh people in distress, followed by Nagaon (5.13 lakh people) and Cachar (over 2.77 lakh people).

Urban flooding has also been experienced at several places in Cachar, Dibrugarh and Morigaon districts. Till Saturday, over 25 lakh people were impacted by the deluge across 24 districts.

A woman fills drinking water from a tube well in the flood affected Barsimolua village in Nalbari district, in India’s Assam state on June 24, 2022. (Photo/AP)

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited Silchar in Cachar and Hajo in Kamrup, and issued instructions to agencies involved in the relief and rescue operations to maximise their reach, and ensure help at the earliest.

With Silchar town submerged in flood waters for a week, Sarma conceded that the administration has not been able to reach all the marooned people yet. “We are not denying it,” he said, appealing to people to stand by each other during this time of distress, and appreciated the philanthropic activities by individuals and groups in Silchar.

Villagers travel on a boat in the flood waters at Hatibhangi village in Morigaon district, in India’s Assam state on June 22, 2022. (Photo/AP)

The Chief Minister said about “50 per cent work of the administration” is being done by philanthropic organisations and people.

At present, 2,542 villages are under water and 74,706.77 hectares of crop area has been damaged across Assam, ASDMA said. Authorities are operating 680 relief camps and distribution centres in 23 districts, where 2,17,413 people, including 61,878 children, are taking shelter.

The bulletin said personnel of the Army, paramilitary force, NDRF, civil administration, trained volunteers, fire and emergency services and locals have evacuated 1,912 people from various flood-hit parts of the state in the last 24 hours.

Villagers travel on a makeshift raft in flood waters at Hatibhangi village in Morigaon district, in India’s Assam state on June 22, 2022. (Photo/AP)

The ASDMA said massive erosion and damage to embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure due to flood waters have been reported from a number of districts. A total of 15,90,557 domestic animals and poultry have been affected in the deluge across 15 districts, it said.

Quoting a Central Water Commission bulletin, the ASDMA added that the Kopili river at Dharamtul is flowing above the danger level.

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