Overall flood condition improves in Assam, situation grim in 4 districts

Four persons including two children died on Friday after drowning in floodwaters in Cachar, Lakhimpur and Nagaon districts and the death toll in floods and landslides rose to 14.

Nagaon: The overall flood condition in Assam on Friday was slightly improved, but the situation is still grim in Nagaon, Hojai, Cachar and Darrang districts. According to the reports of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, nearly 7.12 lakh people in 29 districts of the state are reeling under the fury of floods. Over 3.36 lakh people have been affected alone in Nagaon district followed by 1.66 lakh in Cachar district, 1.11 lakh in Hojai, and 52,709 in Darrang district.

Indian Air Force (IAF) has been actively involved in flood relief efforts in Assam since 15 May 22, when its Mi-17 helicopters evacuated 119 passengers stranded at Ditokchera railway station. Since then, IAF has deployed one An-32 transport aircraft, two Mi-17 helicopters, one Chinook helicopter and one ALH Dhruv to provide almost 30 tonnes of essential supplies in the heavily affected Haflong area and to evacuate 454 civilians. Additionally, IAF has positioned 20 personnel of NDRF in the area for flood relief efforts.

The crew has been working in marginal weather conditions in the hilly terrain since day one. IAF is working closely with NDRF and the Govt of Assam to provide succour to people in the affected areas. The operation is ongoing.

Four persons including two children died on Friday after drowning in floodwaters in Cachar, Lakhimpur and Nagaon districts and the death toll in floods and landslides rose to 14. As per the report, 80036.90 hectares of cropland and 2,251 villages are still underwater. A total of 74705 flood-affected people are currently lodged in 234 relief camps set up by the district administration.

with Agency inputs