Assam flood: Death toll rises to 133, 16.55 lakh remain affected

Three people drowned in Assam taking the death toll in the Assam floods to 133. The flood has affected more than 17 lakh people and 21 districts of the state. The state has recently witnessed an improvement in the deluge situation according to an official bulletin issued on Wednesday.   

The daily flood report issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) stated that one person each drowned in Barpeta, Kokrajhar, and Kamrup districts.

With this, the total number of people who have lost their lives in this year’s flood and landslide across the state has gone up to 133. While 107 of them were killed in flood-related incidents and 26 others died due to landslides.

The ASDMA further said that over 16.55 lakh people have been hit by floods in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Darrang, Baksa, Barpeta, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, and Dibrugarh districts.

Goalpara remains one of the worst-hit areas with over 4.19 lakh people affected, followed by Morigaon with more than 2.63 lakh people and South Salmara with around 2.50 lakh people hit by the deluge.

Till Tuesday, more than 19.81 lakh people were suffering due to the deluge across 21 districts. The SDRF, district administrations, and the locals have rescued 36 people in 24 hours by deploying 107 boats across the state.