Assam Flood
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Assam flood situation turns critical: 9, including 2 children, die
India | Jun 17, 2022, 11:54 PM ISTThe deaths were reported in Hojai, Nalbari, Bajali, Dhubri, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, and Sonitpur districts. Two people were reported missing in Hojai and Sonitpur districts.
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Assam flood situation deteriorates due to heavy rain, over 70,000 people affected
India | Jun 17, 2022, 02:54 PM ISTMany roads and 3226 hectares of cropland in the district have been submerged by flood waters. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority flood report, more than 11.09 lakh people in 25 districts of the state have been affected by the current deluge. Four people died in floods and landslides in the state in the last 24 hours.
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Assam rains: Two children crushed in landslide as state battles heavy showers for third day
India | Jun 16, 2022, 05:29 PM ISTThe two deceased were identified as Hussain Ali (11) and Asma Khatoon (8). In Guwahati, three persons suffered injuries in the Noonmati area as multiple landslides were reported across the city during the day.
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Assam rains: IMD issues red alert, institutions shut down, 4 dead amid landslides
India | Jun 14, 2022, 08:04 PM ISTIncessant rains since Monday night led to knee-deep water on all major roads across the city, while at some places water levels have crossed the waist. The approach road of the Guwahati railway station was also submerged.
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Assam flood: Situation continues to improve but death toll rises to 26, 5.8 lakh still reeling
India | May 25, 2022, 08:30 AM ISTAccording to the report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, nearly 5.80 lakh people of 18 districts are still reeling under the deluge.
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Assam flood: Death toll rises to 18; over 6.8 lakh affected
India | May 21, 2022, 11:43 PM ISTThe number of the affected population was 7,11,905 and that of the district was 29. Nagaon remained the worst-hit district with 3.39 lakh people affected, followed by Cachar (1.77 lakh) and Hojai (70,233), as per the ASDMA bulletin.
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33 dead in Bihar after thunderstorms, lightning; floods grip 4 districts of Assam - Top points
India | May 21, 2022, 04:16 PM ISTAccording 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.
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Watch | Assam BJP MLA takes a piggyback ride during flood review, slammed
India | May 19, 2022, 06:51 PM ISTThe situation has deteriorated with the number of affected increasing to 6.62 lakh in 27 districts and the toll rising to nine with one more person losing his life in Darrang district, an official bulletin said.
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Assam flood: Death toll reaches 8, over 4 lakh affected; Indian Army launches rescue operations
India | May 18, 2022, 06:45 AM ISTThe Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, Guwahati, has issued a warning for “very heavy” rainfall in Assam till Wednesday, along with widespread rain across the state for the next five days.
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Class 11 exams suspended in Assam due to flood
Education | May 17, 2022, 10:15 PM ISTAround two lakh people in 20 districts of Assam have been affected by floods, with the hill district of Dima Hasao getting cut off from the rest of the state after landslides triggered by incessant rain snapped rail and road links
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Flood situation deteriorates in Assam, 2 children killed
India | Aug 30, 2021, 10:56 PM ISTAccording to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials, one child each was washed away in floodwaters in Morigaon and Barpeta districts.
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Assam to distribute sanitary napkins as flood relief
India | Jun 01, 2021, 01:54 PM ISTThe Assam government has added sanitary napkins to the list of relief materials to be distributed among women and adolescent girls affected byfloods and other natural disasters.
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2.25 lakh people affected by fresh floods in Assam
India | Sep 27, 2020, 10:21 PM ISTA total of 2.25 lakh people in nine districts were affected and over 10,000 hectares of crops submerged on Sunday as fresh floods hit Assam, the state disaster management authority said.
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Zomato Feed India joins hand with NSS to distribute food to 1000 families in Assam flood area
Lifestyle | Aug 24, 2020, 09:25 PM ISTTo relieve these flood-affected families in Assam, NSS through its flood-relief campaign distributed ration kits that contain, dry food items, ready-to-eat food packets, dry snacks, packets of biscuits, namkeen, milk powder and drinking water. NSS took an added initiative of offering hygiene items in the kit which included soaps and sanitary napkins amidst the COVID-19 crisis.
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Flood situation in Karnataka, Andhra, Bihar grim; flash flood in hills
India | Aug 18, 2020, 04:40 PM ISTAs monsoon rains continue to set new records this season, several rivers across India continue to flow above danger levels bringing with them floods. Flood situation in catchment areas of river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh especially remained grim while unabated rains have raised flood alarm in several north Karnataka districts. In Bihar also flood situation remained grim causing loss of life and livelihood for many.
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Flood-like situation in Karnataka, death toll in Kerala landslides climbs to 24
India | Aug 08, 2020, 10:23 PM ISTBattered by torrential rains, several parts of Karnataka faced a flood-like situation on Saturday, while the death toll in the massive landslide in Kerala climbed to 24 and the number of people hit by the deluge in Bihar rose to over 73 lakh.
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Flood situation improves in Assam; 3.89 lakh in 17 districts still affected
India | Aug 03, 2020, 08:14 PM ISTThis year's flood and landslides have thus claimed 136 lives across the state so far. While 110 people died in flood-related incidents, 26 were killed in landslides.
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Assam flood situation improving, affected tally dips to 9 lakh
India | Aug 02, 2020, 10:10 PM ISTAssam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials said that nine lakh people in 1,087 villages continue to be distressed, though the number has dropped since July 24 when over 28 lakh people in 2,543 villages of 26 districts were affected.
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Flood water recedes in Assam, 11 lakh still distressed
India | Aug 01, 2020, 09:52 PM ISTAccording to officials, of the 11 lakh affected people in 20 of the 33 districts, 8.30 lakh are in the state's six western districts.
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