Assam flood situation worsens, 9000 more hit

Guwahati: The flood situation worsened in Assam on Thursday with 9,000 more people hit in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Dibrugarh districts in upper Assam. Till Wednesday, 21,000 people were affected in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts.
Kamrup (Metro), Cachar and Nalbari districts remain affected by urban floods.
“Both NDRF and SDRF have joined rescue operations in Lakhimpur district.The Army and the Indian Air Force are on alert,” Assam State Disaster Management Aauthority chief executive officer Gyanendra Dev Tripathi told TOI on Thursday evening.
Excess rain in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh inundated several villages in downstream areas in Lakhimpur district where 23,516 people were affected. In Dibrugarh, more than 3,857 have been hit and 1,497 in Dhemaji till Thursday evening. Three relief distribution centres have been opened in Lakhimpur district.
Altogether, 215.57 hectare crop area remains submerged in floodwaters, the ASDMA said. The Kumatiya Embankment from NH-15 to Gurathali Chapori in Dhemaji has been damaged. Two more embankments have been damaged in Lakhimpur district, the ASDMA said.