Guwahati, June 30: The flood situation in Assam today turned grave with waters of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries rising menacingly following heavy rains in the state and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. Hundreds of people were rendered homeless in ten districts of Assam as swirling flood waters inundated vast areas in the plains, official sources said. The famed Kaziranga National Park, was also inundated as water level increased with animals moving towards the highlands, the sources said. The Brahmaputra was flowing much above the danger mark in Majuli, the world`s largest river island, and there were reports of heavy erosion from several places.

Worst-hit Dhemaji district has remained cut-off from the rest of the country since June 12 following washing away of roads and railway tracks by the rising waters of river Jiadhol at two places of Bhajugaon and Kekuri, the sources said.
In Sonitpur district, the river Jiabhoroli, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra, was flowing high above the red mark with vast areas inundated in thickly populated areas of Samdhara, Dikoraijan, Napaam and Borghat areas.
Heavy and continuous rains in Arunachal Pradesh has affected villages of Assam, lying in the foothills, with road communication disrupted in several areas.
More than four lakh people have been affected in the current wave of floods in the state.

Bureau Report