Name: With over 5.03 lakh people affected due to the floods, many people have taken shelter on embankments and highways as several areas in Assam’s Nagaon district were inundated. The flood situation in Assam’s Nagaon district is still grim as more than 5.03 lakh people are still affected in the district. Several areas under Raha revenue circle in Nagaon district are still in flood waters.
Around 1.42 lakh people in 155 villages of Raha revenue division have been affected by the current wave of floods.
Children are participating in preschool activities in the relief camp itself in Nagaon district.
Integrated Child Development Services Supervisor NP Dole told ANI, “We are providing children morning prayer, physical exercise, participating in preschool activities in relief camp (Nagaon) with drawings. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited this camp earlier. did.”
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The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Friday as 45.34 lakh people are still in the grip of floods.
In the last 24 hours, 10 people lost their lives, taking the total casualties to 117. Of the 117 deaths, 100 people were killed in floods and 17 in landslides.
Two drones have been deployed in Silchar in Cachar district for flood mapping as well as for providing relief material in inaccessible areas.
Today 85.2 MT of GR commodities including packaged drinking water, rice etc. were air transported from Guwahati and Jorhat to Silchar.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel along with volunteers from SDRF, fire and emergency personnel, police force and Aapda Mitra are assisting the district administration in rescue operations and relief distribution.
In the last 24 hours, a total of 33,03,316 people in 3,510 villages in 28 districts have been affected by floods, while 91658.49 hectares of crop area has been affected by floods.
“717 relief camps and 409 relief distribution centers have been opened in all the affected areas. A total of 2,65,788 prisoners are residing in these relief camps. The situation arising out of incessant rains is being monitored,” an official release said. ”
The flood situation has slightly improved in Kampur area of Nagaon district of Assam, but many areas under Kampur revenue circle are still in flood water.
The devastating floods damaged several houses, roads, bridges and embankments in the Kampur revenue division areas.