The death count in Assam floods has gone up to 78 with three more deaths and the bulletin from the state government said over 3 lakh remain affected in 7 districts of the state. In the meantime, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorm for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, which could affect the districts in Assam bordering these two states.
Three deaths were reported from Sivasagar and Golaghat
The most affected seven districts in Assam include Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon, Biswanath and Kamrup (Metropolitan) which continue to reel under the deluge, with 551 villages remaining affected.
Altogether 3,00,031 people remained affected in Assam
Altogether 3,00,031 people remained affected, with Charaideo being the worst-hit with 1,37,561 people impacted, followed by Sivasagar (84,600) and Jorhat (49,911). On Tuesday, 3.32 lakh people were affected in six districts. More than 16,500 displaced people were taking shelter in 71 relief camps. Another 30 relief distribution centres were catering to over 72,000 people.
In the wake of these developments, several agencies, including medical and veterinary teams, remained pressed in rescue operations in the affected areas. The state government bulletin added that a crop area of 21,523.08 hectares remained submerged with than 11,000 animals have been washed away, while another 17,000 have been affected.
The ASDMA bulletin added that damage to various infrastructure, including embankments, houses, roads, schools and other public property, was also reported from various parts of the state.
IMD predicts heavy rainfall for state till August 1
In the meantime, the IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms from July 30 to August 1 at isolated places across Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, which may affect the Assam districts of Tinsukia, Dhemaji and Lakhimpur.
The IMD has also issued an 'orange alert', asking people to be prepared, has been issued for Tinsukia district. Further, 'orange alert' was also issued for Mon, Mokokchung and Wokha districts of Nagaland, which may affect the neighbouring Assam districts of Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat.
Heavy rains may trigger water-logging, flash floods
The heavy rains may aggravate water-logging, flooding, flash floods, slow vehicular movement and increase the risk of localised landslides in vulnerable pockets, an IMD statement said. "The district authorities and ASDMA are closely monitoring the situation and emergency response systems are being kept on alert," it said.
Because of the heavy rains, the ASDMA urged people of the districts concerned to take all necessary precautions and remain vigilant, and said the status of the situation would be updated on its official website and on all its social media handles from time to time for general awareness.
With inputs from PTI
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