More than 50,000 people have been affected by flood in Assam. One person died due to drowning in Dibrugarh district today. Nearly 3,000 people have taken shelter at higher places in Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Sivsagar districts. Road communications have been affected in many flood hit areas.
Dima Hasao district remained cut off from rest of the state due to landslide. Nearly 500 families have been affected in Darrang district due to last night’s hailstorm. Water level in several rivers continue to rise. The army and National and State Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed in relief and rescue works. More than 1 thousand hectare of crop areas has been inundated in surging water.
Road and train movements disrupted in Dima Hasao district today due to landslide. State Chief Secretary has reviewed the flood situation in Guwahati and instructed the Deputy Commissioners to keep close watch on the flood situation. “