More than 3.13 lakh people are staying in relief camps as rivers continue to flow above danger levels in several parts of the state, with rescue operations still underway.
An aerial view of flood-hit Sivasagar in Assam on Wednesday, where vast stretches of land, villages and houses remain submerged as the state battles one of its worst flood spells. (Photo: @himantabiswa X/ANI)
Ten people, including four children, died in Assam due to floods over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll in the current wave of flooding to 41, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
The latest deaths were reported from Sivasagar, Jorhat, Charaideo, Dhemaji and Karbi Anglong districts. Three people each died in Sivasagar and Jorhat, two in Charaideo, and one each in Dhemaji and Karbi Anglong, the ASDMA said in its latest flood report.
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Six people – three men and three women – remain missing.
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The floods have affected more than 6.53 lakh people across 11 districts: Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Charaideo, Kamrup, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Nagaon, Dhemaji, Hojai and Kamrup (Metro).
Sivasagar is the worst-hit district with 3,92,195 affected people, followed by Charaideo (1,10,755), Jorhat (97,690), Golaghat (25,591) and Dibrugarh (13,390).
According to the ASDMA, 939 villages across 40 revenue circles remain inundated.
Heavy rainfall has pushed up water levels in the Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries. The Disang river is flowing above the highest flood level at Nanglamuraghat, while the Burhidihing at Chenimari (Khowang), Dikhou at Sivasagar, Dhansiri (South) at Numaligarh and Kushiyara at Sribhumi are above the danger mark.
More than 3.13 lakh flood-hit people are currently staying in 487 relief camps and relief distribution centres set up by district authorities.
The floods have also affected 1,38,965 animals, the report said.
Rescue teams from the Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Fire and Emergency Services, Police, Civil Defence volunteers, the Indian Air Force and District Disaster Response Force (DDRF) continue relief operations. On Wednesday, the teams rescued 8,409 people from affected areas.
The floodwaters also damaged 53 roads, six embankments and other public property during the day, according to the ASDMA.
Inputs from ANI
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