GUWAHATI: Flood situation continues to remain grim in Assam where about 43 lakh people have been affected in 4,157 villages in 113 revenue circles spread over 30 districts. The death toll because of flood has mounted to 13 with four more deaths reported from Goalpara, Morigaon, Nagaon, and Hailakandi districts in the last 24 hours.
The districts affected by flood include: Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Udalguri, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup (M), Morigaon, Hojai, Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Sivsagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Cachar, Karbi Anglong, Hailakandi, Karimganj of Assam have been affected in the Flood. Approximately 42, 86,421people have been affected, according to information provided by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
Presently, 183 numbers of Relief Camps are operational in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Baksa, Darrang, Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Cachar, Karimganj and Karbi angling districts with 83,180inmates and 311 Relief Distribution Centres in the districts of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Kamrup, Morigaon, Nogaon, Hojai, Golaghat, Majuli, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia.
Water level of Rivers at Danger Level: Brahmaputraat Neamatighat (Jorhat),Tezpur (Sonitpur), Guwahati (Kamrup), Goalpara, Dhubri;Burhidehingat Khowang (Dibrugarh); Subansiriat Badatighat (Lakhimpur); Dhansiri (S)at Numaligarh (Golaghat);Jia Bharali at N.T.Rd.Xing (Sonitpur);Kopili at Kampur and Dharamtul (Nagaon), Puthimari at N.H.Rd.Xing (Kamrup); Beki at Rd. Bridge (Barpeta); Barakat A.P. Ghat (Cachar) and Badarpur (Karimganj); Katakhal at Matizuri (Hailakandi); Kushiyara and Sonkosh at Golakganj (Dhubri).
NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) and SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) teams have been pressed into service in the flood affected areas for search and rescue operation.
