Incessant rain continued to lash Assam on Thursday morning too leaving several parts of the state under water. Over 1.2 lakh people and 63 villages have been affected by the heavy rains.
At present, 780 villages are under water and 10,591.85 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across the state, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority bulletin said.
One of the worst-hit areas is Barama Town in the Baksa district where flood waters submerged 3,874 hectares of cropland and displaced 26,500 people. Four relief camps and distribution centres have been set up by the local administration in Baksa.
Nalbari is also one of the worst-hit regions with almost 45,000 people suffering from the rain. The villages of Moiraranga and Batahghila in Nalbari have been affected by this deluge and most of the families are now taking shelter on roads, and embankments by making temporary tents, reported ANI.
"My family is now living in an embankment after the flood waters entered my home. Many properties of our home have been damaged after the flood waters entered our home. There is now knee-deep water inside my home. The water level is gradually increasing. We are now facing lots of problems," Manoj Rajbongshi, a resident of Moiraranga told ANI.
The flood waters submerged nearly 310 hectares of cropland in the district, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
Residents wade through a flooded area at Barama in Baksa district, Assam | PTI
The torrential rains in Assam, other neighbouring states, and the neighbouring country Bhutan have resulted in the water levels of several rivers flowing above the danger level mark. The Brahmaputra River's tributary Beki is also flowing above the danger mark at three places,
Other regions that were affected include Barpeta, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and Udalguri districts.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange alert' and predicted 'very heavy' to 'extremely heavy' rainfall across several districts of Assam over the next few days. IMD's Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati has issued the warning for 24 hours from Wednesday, followed by a 'yellow' alert for Thursday and Friday. 'Orange' alerts imply to be prepared for action and 'yellow' alert stands for watch and be updated.
Army, paramilitary forces, National Disaster Response Force, SDRF, Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES), civil administrations, NGOs and locals have rescued 1,280 people from different places.
(With inputs from PTI)
