Assam is flooded due to heavy rains... more than 6 lakh people are affected!


Six and a half lakh people have been affected by floods in the state of Assam due to continuous heavy rains.


The northeastern state of assam has been receiving heavy rains for the past few days. Due to this, major rivers including the Brahmaputra and its tributaries have been flooded. More than six and a half lakh people have been affected by the floods so far. The National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force, and the district administration are jointly involved in rescue operations.


In a press conference held in Guwahati, assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described the situation as chaotic and critical. “Very critical state awaits for Assam. We have been hit by massive floods. Lakhs of people have been affected until now and the numbers will increase in the next one week. Our rescue teams are on standby, ready to be deployed as necessary,” said Sarma.

Meanwhile, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, who visited the flood-affected areas in the Golaghat region, met the people staying in the relief camps.He also said, “Prime minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister amit shah called me and promised all help to deal with the situation.”


Meanwhile, 30 villages of Junagadh district have been cut off from the rest of the state due to floods caused by heavy rains in Gujarat state. 36.1 cm of rain was recorded in Vandalia village of Junagadh district in 24 hours. Roads are submerged due to floods due to heavy rains in many places
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S Venkateshwari

03/07/2024 01:30 PM