The flood situation in Assam remains critical, the death toll due to floods and landslides has increased to 11. According to the Flood report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 6 people died in floods in the state and 5 others died in a landslide.
More than 5.15 lakh people from 22 districts of Assam have been affected by floods. In the last 24 hours, another person drowned in flood waters, and two others are missing. One person drowned in Hozai district, while two others are missing in Halakandi and Dibrugarh districts.
As of June 2, a total of 1254 villages have been affected by floods under 65 revenue divisions of 22 districts of the state. Tinsukia, Sonitpur, Dima-Hasao and Sivasagar districts have been affected by the floods.
The Brahmaputra River, Barak and many of its tributaries are flowing above the danger levels at many places, including Nematighat, Tezpur, Badatighat, Numaligarh, Kampur, Phuleratal and Sri Bhoomi etc. 12,610.27 hectares of crop land has been submerged due to flood water, causing heavy losses to agriculture.
Sri Bhumi remains the most affected district, where more than 1.94 lakh people are stranded in flood waters. Other badly affected districts include Cachar (77,961 people affected), Nagaon (67,880), Lakhimpur (47,127), Halakandi (30,234), Dibrugarh (20,179) and Tinsukia (19,289).
1.85 lakh people have taken shelter in 322 relief camps and distribution centers set up by the district administration in flood affected areas. According to the ASDMA report, 4,67,851 animals have been affected by the flood, and 94 animals were swept away at various places in the last 24 hours.
Flood waters have also damaged infrastructure, 49 roads, four bridges and three embankments were damaged or broken due to flood waters on Monday. The northeastern region is struggling with heavy rains, and floods, landslides and rivers are increasing in various areas of Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh etc.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 1 assured the flood affected areas of the North Eastern region of all possible help and also spoke to the Chief Ministers of Assam, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and the Governor of Manipur.
In a press release issued on May 2, the Indian Meteorological Department said that heavy to very heavy rains are likely to continue in the northeastern states for the next 2 days and after that its intensity will decrease.
It further states, “Heavy to very heavy rainfall was recorded at different places in Nagaland and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal; heavy rainfall at different places in Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura.”
