Over 14.06 lakh people of 25 districts affected, death toll rose to 7
Guwahati, July 13 (IBNS): Assam flood situation worsened after seven people died and over 14.06 lakh affected in the current flood in the state.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), over 14.06 lakh people of 25 districts of the state are affected and the Brahmaputra and its tributaries are flowing above danger level marks in various places in the state.
One person died due to flood in Dhemaji district taking the total death toll rises to seven.
The flood waters have submerged 2167 villages.
The affected districts are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Goalpara, Morigaon, Hojai, Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, West Karbi Anglong, Kamrup, Cachar and Dhubri.
The Brahmaputra river in Jorhat, Sonitpur, Kamrup, Goalpara and Dhubri districts, Burhidehing in Dibrugarh, Subansiri in Lakhimpur, Dhansiri in Golaghat, Jia Bharali in Sonitpur, Kopili in Nagaon, Puthimari in Kamrup, Beki River in Barpeta, Barak in Cachar and Karimganj, Katakhal in Hailakandi and Kushiyara in Karimganj districts are flowing above danger level.
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.
Presently, 62 numbers of Relief Camps are operational in Biswanath, Sonitpur, Baksa, Nalbari, Chirang Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Hojai, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia with 20,047 inmates and 172 Relief Distribution Centres in the districts of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Kamrup, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Hojai and Tinsukia districts.
In Majuli, the flood waters have submerged a CRPF camp and the security personnel are facing lot of problems in the deluge.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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