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Assam floods: 58 deaths, 23 lakh people impacted, hundreds homeless as Brahmaputra, other rivers cross danger mark

Jul 07, 2024, at 07:38 pm

Guwahati: The floods in Assam over the past month have resulted in 58 deaths and impacted 23 lakh people, leaving hundreds homeless and displaced, media reported.

Assam Flood: 2 dead, over 1500 villages submerged, nearly 5 lakh people affected

Jun 25, 2023, at 08:15 pm

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim, affecting nearly 4.89 lakh people in 19 districts across the state.

Flood situation in Assam improves, death toll rises to 26

May 25, 2022, at 03:08 am

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam has been improving and the water level in most parts of the state is receding, reports said on Tuesday.

Assam flood situation improves, death toll rises to 25

May 24, 2022, at 04:18 am

Guwahati/IBNS: The overall flood situation in Assam has been improving, but more than 6.50 lakh people in 22 districts are still reeling under the floods.

Nearly 28 lakh people hit by Assam flood, death toll rises to 95

Jul 24, 2020, at 10:55 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam flood situation turned more worse on Friday as the water levels of all major rivers in the state are rising following torrential rains and more areas being inundated by the flood waters.

Assam flood situation worsens, 27 lakh people affected; toll rises to 91

Jul 23, 2020, at 06:51 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam again worsened on Thursday as the water levels of all major rivers are increasing following incessant rains in the state and other neighbouring states in past few days.

Assam flood affects over 25 lakh people, toll now 84

Jul 20, 2020, at 05:15 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood in Assam has affected over 25 lakh people besides claiming five more lives taking the state's toll to 84.

Assam flood: 66 wild animals including three rhinos die in Kaziranga

Jul 16, 2020, at 01:17 am

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has slightly improved on Wednesday, but around 90 per cent areas of both the places are still underwater.

Hog deer fleeing from Kaziranga due to flood killed by hunters, two arrested

Jul 04, 2020, at 04:09 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: As the flood submerged a large part of Kaziranga National Park, many animals, including one horned rhino, deer, elephant started fleeing from the park to seek safer places in the nearby areas and it is making easier for the hunters to locate and kill the wild animals for meat and body parts.

After COVID-19 lockdown, now flood hits Assam farmers, others to live on roads

Jul 01, 2020, at 06:44 pm

Guwahati: 56-year-old Idris Ali and his family are now being forced to live on roads after the flood waters entered their home.

Flood waters submerge 65 percent areas in Kaziranga National Park, five animals die

Jun 29, 2020, at 03:21 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park – the global stronghold of one horned rhinoceros- worsened on Monday after flood waters inundated more than 65 percent areas of the world heritage site.

Assam floods hit 2.60 lakh people of 16 districts

Jun 27, 2020, at 04:33 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam continued to deteriorate on Saturday with flood waters submerged new areas and over 2.60 lakh people of 16 districts of the state have been affected in current wave of the deluge.

Assam : 30,000 people of four districts hit by fresh flood, death toll rises to 11

Jun 23, 2020, at 04:32 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Nearly 30,000 people of four districts of Assam have been affected in the second wave of flood as the water level of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries are rising following incessant rain in past couple of days in many parts of the state.

Flood hits Nagaland’s Dimapur : Indian army, Assam Rifles personnel rescue stranded villagers

Oct 28, 2019, at 09:17 am

Guwahati/IBNS : Around 300 families have been affected after the flood waters of Diphu and Dhansiri river submerged several colonies, villages at Dimapur in Nagaland.

Kaziranga flood : 92 animals, including eight rhinos, die

Jul 19, 2019, at 06:24 pm

Guwahati, July 19 (IBNS): The wild animals in Assam’s Kaziranga National park have suffered majorly following the devastating flood submerged over 95 per cent areas of the park.

Assam flood: Brahmaputra water level receding towards upstream but overall grim situation

Jul 17, 2019, at 01:04 pm

Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS): The water level of the Brahmaputra river is receding in some parts of the state, but the overall flood situation in Assam is still grim with over 52.59 lakh people have been affected.

Assam flood: Union Jal Shakti minister conducts aerial review, around 43 lakh people affect

Jul 16, 2019, at 03:12 pm

Guwahati, July 16 (IBNS): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday conducted an aerial review of the flood situation in Assam.

Assam: 90 per cent areas of Kaziranga submerged by flood waters, 11 animals die

Jul 15, 2019, at 05:11 pm

Guwahati, July 15 (IBNS): Around 90 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park and its 158 camps have been submerged by the flood waters,officials said.

Assam: Brahmaputra flows 1.17 metre above danger level mark in Guwahati

Jul 15, 2019, at 03:45 pm

Guwahati, July 15 (IBNS): The water level of the Brahmaputra river has gradually increased and it is flowing above the danger level mark in Guwahati city of Assam.

Assam flood : Over 14.17 lakh people of 25 districts affected, eight people die

Jul 14, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Guwahati, July 14 (IBNS) : Eight people were killed and over 14.17 lakh people were affected as flood situation worsened in 25 out of 33 districts in Assam.  

Assam flood situation still grim, over 3.86 lakh people affected

Jun 15, 2018, at 07:27 pm

Guwahati, June 15 (IBNS): The current Assam flood situation worsened while flood waters inundated more areas affecting over 3.86 lakh people in 8 districts ai, Karbi Anglong West, Karbi Anglong East, Golaghat, Hojai, Biswanath and Cachar district are affected in the current flood.

Assam fresh flood: Four people feared dead

Apr 04, 2017, at 02:34 am

Guwahati, Apr 3 (IBNS) : At least four people are feared dead while hundreds of houses and properties damaged as thunderstorm and heavy rains lashed the state over the past few days.