8 dead in 1st wave of floods in Assam, 3.49 lakh affected in 11 districts
The overall flood situation in Assam turned to worse on Friday with the death of six more persons taking the toll to eight in the first wave of the floods, an official bulletin of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) here said.
Two deaths have been reported from Udharbond revenue circle and 2others were reported from Sonai revenue circle, the ASDMA said.
Three deaths have been reported from Cachar district, two from Hailakandi and one death case has been reported from West Karbi Anglong district in the last 24 hours.
Three people, including a minor, drowned in the floodwaters of the Katakhal River in Hailakandi district. Their bodies were recovered by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Friday.
They have been identified as Ajibun Nessa Mazumdar (70) from Borhailakandi Village Part III, Abdul Hussain Barbhuiya (30) from Appin Village Part II, and Dhrubojit Das (7) from Kalinagar Part VI.
SDRF rescuers also rescued 139 marooned people, including children, and relocated them to safer places.
In West Karbi Anglong district, The body of Robin Terang (28) son of Joysing Terang (Agradoot and Khabar correspondent) the President of West Karbi Anglong District Press Club (WkADPC) was fished out after 13 hours. He was a resident of Natun Ghilani near Satgaon.
The victim his friend and the rest were busy shifting their belongings to a safer place due to the severe flood. At 1 am, they saw a pair of ducks in the water and started chasing to catch them, and while chasing both fell. A group of fishermen caught the first one while the other was deep into the current water.
A total of 3,49,045 people from 560 villages under 25 revenue circles in 11 districts were affected in the first wave of the deluge, the ASDMA said.
The affected districts are- Karbi Anglong, Dhemaji, Hojai, Cachar, Karimganj, Dibrugarh, Nagaon, Hailakandi, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong West and Dima Hasao.
The Kopili, Barak, Katakhal and Kushiyara are flowing above the danger level mark.
148 relief camps and 39 relief distribution centres have been opened for the distribution of relief materials to the affected people.
Altogether 28,317 inmates, including 47 pregnant women and 5,517 children were sheltered in the relief camps.
40,314 non-camp inmates are getting relief materials from the government.
A total of 10,23063 domestic animals were also affected and more than 200 houses were damaged.
1146.98 quintals of rice, 276.9 quintals of dal, 59.89 quintals of salt, and 2184.35 litres of mustard oil were distributed among the affected people.
Cachar is the worst affected district with 1,19,997 people being affected from 192 villages under Udharbond, Katigorah, Silchar, Lakhipur, Sonai revenue circles.
In Nagaon district, 78,756 people from 106 villages under Kampur and Raha revenue circles were affected in the flood.
In Hojai district, 77,030 people from 50 villages under Hojai, Lanka and Doboka revenue circles were affected.
In Karimganj district, 52,684 people from 157 villages under Nilambazar, Badarpur, Patherkandi, Karimganj and RK Nagar revenue circles were affected.
In Hailakandi district, 10,165 people from 34 villages under Lala, Algapur, Katlicherra and Hailakand revenue circles were affected.
The water levels in the Katakhal and Dhaleswari rivers are steady now. According to the district administration in Hailakandi, 14,380 people from 56 villages have been affected by the recent wave of floods.
A total of 2,060 people have taken shelter in 14 relief camps spread throughout the district. Additionally, 1,028 houses have been damaged, and 45,743 domestic animals have been affected.
Road communications in Hailakandi have been disrupted due to the submerging of national highways (NHs) and PWD roads in many places. All educational institutions remain closed, as some schools have been submerged by floodwaters.
The flood waters have submerged at least six Border Outposts (BOPs) of the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Bangladesh border after the Kushiyara river flowed above the danger level in Karimganj district.
The BOPs of Stimerghat, Chandsrikona, Charakuri, Jabainpur Longai and Jagannathi have been submerged by flood waters.
The BSF jawans deployed in the BOPs are now facing a lot of problems following the flood situation. The water level in the BOPs has increased up to 3 feet and is increasing gradually. Despite these problems, the BSF jawans are on duty 24 hours a day.
BSF jawans of Chandsrikuna, Jagannathi and Langai BOPs have shifted the camp to the nearest schools. The BSF, “maintaining strict vigil along the India-Bangladesh border,” has been asked to seal the boundary for flood situations, and extra speedboats have been deployed.
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