Assam Floods
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Over 1 crore people affected as floods wreak havoc in Assam, Bihar
India | Jul 20, 2019, 07:27 AM ISTIn Bihar, 66.76 lakh people from 12 districts of the state have been hit by the calamity while in Assam 48.87 lakh people were affected in 27 of its 33 districts. Of the fresh 11 deaths in Assam, five were reported from Dhubri district and three each from Barpeta and Morigaon, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said, adding 48,87,443 people in 3,705 villages are reeling under the impact of the flood.
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Assam floods? No sweat: This tiger chose to chill in comfy house after water entered Kaziranga
India | Jul 18, 2019, 02:14 PM ISTThe photograph of a Royal Bengal tiger relaxing on a bed at a house near Kaziranga national park in Assam is being widely shared on Twitter. Over 95% area of the park is submerged due to the floods displacing many animals.
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90 percent of Kaziranga National Park submerged; anti-poaching camps affected
India | Jul 16, 2019, 05:42 PM ISTWith over 150 anti-poaching camps in the Kaziranga National Park affected by the Assam floods, the authorities are working round-the-clock to check poaching at the UNESCO World Heritage site, officials said.
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Assam floods: PM Modi takes stock as ground situation worsens, Kaziranga National Park submerged
India | Jul 15, 2019, 04:26 PM ISTAssam floods: More than 25 lakh people were evacuated while thousands still struggled for basic food and water as flood situation in Assam worsened. Over 25 out of 31 districts in Assam are reeling under intense flood situation as the Brahmaputra river continued to flow beyond dangerous level. The situation in Kaziranga National Park was grim as it was completely submerged under water.
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Floods leave a trail of destruction in Assam; over 26 lakh people evacuated
India | Jul 15, 2019, 12:51 PM ISTFloods have caused massive destruction in Assam as water level in Brahmaputra continued to flow over danger-mark. According to the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD), there is a likelihood of more rainfall in the state in the next 48 hours. More than 26 lakh people across 25 districts in Assam have been affected due to floods.
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Assam floods: 7 dead, 14 lakh marooned as situation turns worse
India | Jul 13, 2019, 11:36 PM ISTThe flood situation in Assam continued to deteriorate Saturday with one more person losing his life, taking the toll to seven, as over 14 lakh people were affected by the deluge across 25 districts of the state. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called Union Home Minister Amit Shah and briefed him about the latest flood situation in the state.
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North-east floods: Death toll rises to 28, situation improves further
India | Jun 26, 2018, 09:00 PM ISTA total of 71,058 people were still reeling under the impact of the flood, as against the 96,993 people on Monday.
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Assam floods: Situation grim, death toll rises to 23
India | Jun 25, 2018, 09:21 PM ISTAccording to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), a total of 96,993 people in 192 villages in five flood-hit districts.
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Death toll in Bihar floods mounts to 341; situation in Assam, West Bengal improves
India | Aug 22, 2017, 11:03 PM ISTThirty-seven more persons perished in flood-hit Bihar, where over 1.46 crore people are still affected, while the situation in Uttar Pradesh remained alarming with 10 more deaths reported on Tuesday
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Bihar flood toll mounts to 304, situation grim in UP and Assam
India | Aug 22, 2017, 07:31 AM ISTTrain services continued to be affected in Bihar as floodwaters have overtopped tracks. An East Central Railways statement said train services have resumed on some sections under the Samastipur division with speed restriction.
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No let up in flood situation in Assam, Bihar, north Bengal
India | Aug 18, 2017, 07:39 PM ISTThe fury of floods is refusing to die down in Assam, Bihar and north Bengal with more deaths reported from these states.
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Flood fury: Death toll mounts to 72 in Bihar; situation worsens in Assam, Bengal
India | Aug 18, 2017, 07:39 PM ISTDeath toll due to floods has risen in Assam, Bihar and West Bengal where over a crore people have been affected.
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Heavy rainfall, floods, landslides kill over 150 across India; 50 lakh affected in Assam, Bihar, Bengal
India | Aug 18, 2017, 07:38 PM ISTIn eastern and northeastern states, rains caused havoc, triggering floods in Assam and parts of Bihar, West Bengal and neighbouring country Nepal also
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PM reviews flood situation, announces Rs 2,000 cr package for northeast states
National | Aug 01, 2017, 04:10 PM ISTThe Prime Minister today arrived in Assam where he held separate, detailed review meetings on the situation in the states
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PM Modi arrives in Assam to review flood situation
National | Aug 01, 2017, 11:07 AM ISTDuring his day-long visit, Modi will meet the Chief Ministers and top officials of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland, to discuss the situation.
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Assam flood situation remains critical, death toll mounts to 69
India | Jul 18, 2017, 10:42 PM ISTNearly nine lakh people have been affected in various parts of Assam.
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PM Narendra Modi expresses anguish over worsening flood situation in Northeast, promises help
National | Jul 12, 2017, 06:21 PM ISTIn Assam, 39 people have lost their lives and 15 lakh people across 23 districts have been affected in this years' flood.
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Assam floods: Death toll mounts to 39, 15 lakh people hit
India | Jul 11, 2017, 11:49 PM ISTThe toll in this year's flood related cases has gone up to 39 in Assam, including eight in Guwahati
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Assam floods: PM Modi speaks to CM as death toll mounts to 26
India | Jul 09, 2017, 09:31 PM IST26 people have lost their lives in this year's flood-related cases in Assam while more than 4.87 lakh people are affected.
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Assam floods wreak havoc on wildlife in state; 17 rhinos, 166 hog deer among 218 animal causalities
India | Aug 02, 2016, 03:09 PM ISTAssam's hog deers and endangered rhinos are becoming the biggest victim of the devastating flood in the state, with 17 rhinos and 166 hog deer reported to have drowned to death in the calamity so