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  • Assam flood: Five extra die, over 18.35 lakh folks nonetheless affected 

    By PTI

    GUWAHATI: Assam’s flood state of affairs improved on Sunday because the variety of affected folks declined to over 18.35 lakh from the day before today’s 22.17 lakh whilst 5 extra individuals misplaced their lives because of the deluge, an official bulletin mentioned.

    According to the every day bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the 5 individuals drowned at numerous locations in Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Nagaon and Sivasagar districts in the course of the day.

    The toll because of the flood and landslides this 12 months rose to 179 throughout the state. More than 18,35,500 persons are nonetheless affected because of the flood throughout 23 districts, it added.

  • Flood scenario in Assam worsens, 5 extra folks die 

    By PTI

    GUWAHATI: The flood scenario in Assam deteriorated on Tuesday with 5 extra folks shedding their lives and 24.

    92 lakh folks struggling within the deluge, officers mentioned.

    Most components of Silchar in Cachar district continued to stay underwater — over every week now, they mentioned.

    Three folks died in Cachar and one every in Morigaon and Dhubri.

    With these deaths, the toll on this 12 months’s flood rose to 139, they added.

    Three folks had been additionally lacking — two in Cachar and one in Chirang district, in response to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

    In the final 24 hours, 24.92 lakh folks have been affected by the floods in 28 districts of the state.

    On Monday, 21.52 lakh folks had been struggling in 22 districts.

    Brahmaputra, Beki, Kopili, Barak and Kushiyara had been flowing above the hazard marks, whereas waters had been receding in most different rivers.

    Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the severely-affected districts of Bajali and Barpeta in the course of the day and interacted with the affected folks.

    In Bajali, he inspected a breached embankment at Kuruwa in Patacharkuchi and the flood scenario at Charalpara Nayapara in Bhabanipur, moreover visiting two aid camps.

    An quantity of Rs 9 crore has been sanctioned for strengthening the embankment of Pahumara river and the development of a highway on it, he introduced.

    In the worst-hit Barpeta district, Sarma visited three aid camps and guaranteed the folks that steps can be taken for dredging Harijan river.

    In Silchar, tourism minister Jayanta Malla Barua reviewed the flood aid and rescue operations.

    A workforce of the National Health Mission (NHM), led by its Assam Mission Director MS Lakshmi Priya, additionally visited town to make sure correct medical amenities for the affected folks.

    Medical officers and paramedical employees have been deployed and well being camps began within the totally different aid centres for the prevention of illnesses, an announcement issued by NHM mentioned.

    A complete of seven,212 folks had been screened in the course of the day, and people discovered to be very sick had been despatched to hospital.

    Cachar Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli mentioned water pouches and water purifying tablets are being distributed among the many folks.

    Work is underway to restore the broken dyke at Bethukandi, which led to the flooding of town, Jalli mentioned.

    A complete of two,389 villages in 72 income circles have been affected throughout the state, whereas 1,76,201 folks have taken shelter in 555 aid camps, in response to the ASDMA.

    Floodwaters have broken 155 roads and 5 bridges, whereas seven embankments had been breached — 5 in Hailakandi and two in Bishwanath, it mentioned.

    A crop space of 85,673.62 hectares continues to be inundated and 4,304 animals had been washed away.

    Largescale erosion was reported from Chirang, Dibrugarh and Hailakandi districts, amongst others.

    Two landslides had been reported from Karimganj and Lakhimpur however there was no casualty.

  • Assam natives stage protest at Jantar Mantar demanding particular bundle for flood-hit Silchar 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: People hailing from Assam’s Barak Valley and dwelling in Delhi-NCR on Sunday staged an illustration at Jantar Mantar demanding a particular financial bundle for the rehabilitation of flood-hit Silchar, which has been severely affected by floods.

    The protestors additionally sought a deliberate distribution of reduction supplies within the flood-hit areas.

    People in extremely affected areas comparable to Rangirkhari, National Highway Road, Link Road, Public School Road and Chengkuri Road are but to get correct reduction supplies, together with ingesting water, they mentioned.

    ALSO READ | Flood in Silchar a man-made catastrophe: Himanta

    Accusing the Cachar district administration of an “unplanned” rescue and reduction operation, Joydeep Samaddar, a local of Silchar dwelling Delhi, mentioned, “The rescue and relief operations are totally unplanned. Youth groups and NGOs were reaching out to stranded people in far-flung areas by risking their lives as they don’t have life jackets and specialised boats for flood relief work.”

    Rajib Mehera, who works at a non-public agency in Delhi, demanded from the central and state governments a particular financial bundle for Silchar.

    “The economy of Barak Valley has shattered. A major section of Silchar residents lost everything. The central and state governments should announce a special economic package as most of the residents, businessmen and others, lost their lifetime savings,” he mentioned.

    Rabidyuti Biswas, a professor on the School of Planning and Architecture, mentioned, “Many people are facing acute shortage of food and drinking water. Proper distribution of relief materials is the need of the hour.”

    The flood state of affairs in Assam improved on Sunday, though 5 extra folks died and over 22 lakh folks continued to reel below the deluge throughout 25 districts, an official report mentioned.

    According to the every day bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, the 5 folks included 4 youngsters and so they drowned at completely different locations of Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang, Karimganj and Morigaon districts.

    The demise toll as a result of floods and landslides within the state has gone as much as 126.

  • 40 killed in Bangladesh flood, PM Hasina visits affected areas

    The Bangladesh administration on Wednesday introduced that at the very least 40 individuals have been killed to date within the floods. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina additionally visited the flood-hit areas on Tuesday.

    Officials mentioned the flood scenario is dire in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, whereas it remained unchanged within the northeastern districts. The Surma, the primary river of Sylhet division, remains to be flowing over the hazard line. The flood water is flooding the suburbs there.

    The Surma’s water now flows into the city by way of varied drains. The water has flooded a number of houses and street communication in a number of areas has been reduce off. Two lakh persons are trapped within the flood water in two districts.

    40 KILLED

    A complete of 40 individuals, together with three in Rangpur division, 15 in Mymensingh division and 22 in Sylhet division, have been killed within the floods from June 16 to June 21.

    ALSO READ | Bangladesh faces huge floods in three north-eastern districts

    PRIME MINISTER’S VISIT

    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited the flood affected areas of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and adjoining areas on Tuesday. Hasina mentioned the individuals of the nation have all the time needed to take care of pure calamities and can proceed to take action whereas emphasising constructing regional infrastructure.

    The prime minister talked about constructing elevated roads which may very well be accessible even throughout floods and disasters. She additionally mentioned that dredging measures could be taken to take care of the depth of the rivers.

    Praising the function of celebration leaders and employees in serving to the individuals affected by the floods, the prime minister mentioned, “Everyone from the administration has labored on the danger of their lives. In many locations, when nobody may attain, our leaders received there and despatched photos to me. I’d instantly ship the image to the military chief so he can ship rescue groups to wherever they’ll go.”

    She thanked the celebration leaders and employees and mentioned the reduction work would have been more durable with out their assist.

    ALSO READ | Assam flood scenario stays grim, over 55 lakh individuals affected

    LIFE COMES TO A HALT

    According to the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), the Surma was flowing at 1.43 cm above the hazard degree in Sylhet’s Kanaighat space on Tuesday night. The water degree in Surma was 10 cm in Sylhet, 1.3 cm in Amalshid and 0.35 cm in Sheola.

    Sayed Ahmad Chowdhury, a senior meteorologist on the Sylhet Meteorological Office, mentioned the rainfall in Sylhet has come down so much. After every week of steady rains and landslides, floods have occurred throughout Chhatak in Sunamganj.

    Hundreds of acres of boro crops planted on excessive floor have been submerged within the flood waters. The water degree in all of the rivers together with Surma, Piyain and Chela, continued to rise until Tuesday morning.

    All crusher mills in Chhatak city are closed. Cargo loading and unloading on the river has been stopped. Hundreds of employees have been unemployed for every week. 90 p.c of the homes in your complete Sunamganj city are nonetheless submerged beneath the water. Traffic is closed on the primary roads of Sunamganj and Chhatak municipal areas.

    The fundamental roads in remoted areas of Chhatak, Tahirpur, Dowarabazar and Bishwamvarpur upazilas are nonetheless flooded. There isn’t any different technique of transportation to those upazilas besides by boat. All academic establishments are closed attributable to flood water.

    In a number of areas, the rivers have been flowing above the hazard degree.

    The flood scenario in Sylhet metropolis has been worsening since final Wednesday attributable to heavy rains. As a outcome, the residents of the town have fled their houses to remain in different areas.

    (With inputs from Akash Chowdhury and Himadri Shekhar Bhadra)

  • Flood state of affairs in Assam improves as water degree of most rivers recede 

    By PTI

    GUWAHATI: The flood state of affairs in Assam improved significantly on Friday with waters receding in most rivers whilst over 5 lakh folks continued to undergo within the deluge in ten districts of the state, an official bulletin stated.

    The toll on account of flood and landslides remained at 30 with no studies of any loss of life within the final 24 hours, as per the bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

    Kopili in Morigaon district was the one river flowing above the hazard mark, it stated.

    At least 5,00,852 individuals are struggling because of the floods in Cachar, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Hojai, Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Morigaon and Nagaon districts.

    Nagaon is the worst affected with over 3.11 lakh folks affected, adopted by Cachar with practically 1.47 lakh individuals and Morigaon with greater than 41,036 folks struggling.

    More than 62,289 folks have taken shelter in 201 reduction camps, with the very best of 47,749 folks displaced in Cachar, the ASDMA stated.

    An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) visited the flood-affected areas of Cachar and Darrang districts through the day to evaluate the injury.

    At current, 799 villages are nonetheless beneath water and 35,384.12 hectares of crop areas have been broken.

    Massive erosions have been reported from Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Nalbari, Sivasagar, South Salmara, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.

    Embankments, roads, bridges and different infrastructure have been broken by floodwaters in Cachar, Udalguri, Dhubri, Karimganj, Nagaon, Nalbari, Dima Hasao, Goalpara and Hojai, the ASDMA stated.