Archive · 20 Jul 2026
Army Joins Assam Flood Rescue Efforts
Assam is experiencing severe floods due to heavy rainfall.
The Army and Indian Air Force are helping with rescue efforts.
Many villages and farmlands are underwater, and roads and railways are damaged.
The government is working to provide relief to affected people.
Trains are being diverted or canceled, and buses are being used to transport stranded passengers.
The situation is expected to improve by Wednesday.
Army and IAF join rescue efforts as floods worsen in Assam due to incessant rainfall.
580 villages and 10,362 hectares of agricultural land submerged across multiple districts.
Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, and Golaghat are the worst-hit districts with breached embankments and submerged highways.
Railway services disrupted, with trains diverted, canceled, and stranded passengers transported by road.
Heavy rainfall expected to reduce from Wednesday, with rivers flowing above danger levels.
- Who
- Army, Indian Air Force (IAF), Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Northeast Frontier Railway
- What
- Floods in Assam due to incessant rainfall, rescue and relief operations, disruption of transport networks, and railway services
- When
- Monday (after four days of incessant rainfall), expected to reduce from Wednesday
- Where
- Assam, India (districts: Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, among others)
- Why
- Incessant rainfall leading to overflowing rivers, breached embankments, and disrupted transport networks
- Affected Villages
- 580
- Submerged Agricultural Land
- 10,362 hectares
- Worst-Hit Districts
- Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat
- Rainfall in Sonari (July 18-20)
- 197.5 mm
- Rivers Above Danger Level
- Brahmaputra, Burhidihing, Dikhow, Disang, Dhansiri
- Stranded Passengers (Vivek Express)
- 217
- Stranded Passengers (Kamrup Express)
- 570
- Stranded Passengers (Amritsar-New Tinsukia Express)
- 490