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Assam Floods: Death Toll Reaches 100, Affecting 10 Districts
Assam is a part of India that gets very heavy rain every year during the monsoon season.
This year, the rain made the rivers overflow, and water covered many villages.
Sadly, the floods have taken the lives of 100 people.
Many thousands of people have been affected, though different reports give different numbers of exactly how many.
People have moved to safe camps, where they can stay and receive food and other supplies.
The rivers Dhansiri and Kushiyara are running very high, so people have been told to stay away from them.
Farmland with growing crops has also been damaged by the flood water.
The weather forecast says more heavy rain is coming in the next few days, which could make the water rise even higher.
The state's chief minister has asked officials to visit homes in the worst-hit areas and check how much damage the floods caused.
The aim is to make sure no affected family is left out and that everyone who needs help gets it.
The flood death toll in Assam reached 100 on Sunday, with two fresh deaths reported from Golaghat and Karbi Anglong districts.
Floods have affected people across 10 districts, with the ASDMA bulletin counting 63,058 affected while another report puts the figure at nearly 140,000.
The Dhansiri and Kushiyara rivers are flowing above danger levels at Golaghat, Numaligarh and Sribhumi, with advisories issued for residents to stay away.
Relief figures differ between reports: ASDMA lists 52 camps and 73 distribution centres with over 8,000 sheltered, while PTI reports nearly 49,100 people in 125 camps and centres.
IMD forecasts widespread rainfall over Assam and Meghalaya on August 8-9 and 12-14, and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered a door-to-door damage survey in the four worst-hit districts from August 9-30.
- Who
- People across 10 districts of Assam, including 100 confirmed deaths; Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) are leading the response.
- What
- Monsoon floods killed 100 people and affected tens of thousands across 10 districts, with the Dhansiri and Kushiyara rivers above danger levels and 823 hectares of cropland damaged.
- Where
- Assam, India, chiefly Golaghat, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Charaideo and Karbi Anglong, with Guwahati as the reporting hub.
- When
- Sunday, according to the latest ASDMA bulletin; more rainfall is forecast for August 8-9 and August 12-14, and a door-to-door damage assessment runs from August 9-30.
- Why
- Heavy monsoon rainfall caused rivers to overflow their banks, submerging villages and damaging farmland.
Key facts
- Death toll
- 100, including two fresh deaths in Golaghat and Karbi Anglong
- People affected
- 63,058 per ASDMA bulletin; nearly 140,000 per another report
- Districts affected
- 10: Golaghat, Sivasagar, Hojai, Darrang, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Karbi Anglong, Charaideo, Nagaon, Biswanath
- Relief camps / distribution centres
- 52 camps and 73 distribution centres per ASDMA; 125 camps and centres per PTI
- People in relief facilities
- Over 8,000 per ASDMA; nearly 49,100 in six districts per PTI
- Cropland damaged
- 823 hectares
- Rivers above danger level
- Dhansiri at Golaghat and Numaligarh; Kushiyara at Sribhumi
- Highest fatalities
- Sivasagar with 50 deaths; Charaideo second with 21
Quotes
Unidentified official of the disaster management authority
Authority representative advising residents to stay away from the Dhansiri river
“"Due to a steady rise in the water level of Dhansiri in Golaghat district, people have been advised to stay away from the river."”
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