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Third wave of flooding inundates 11 districts in Assam

The number of people affected by the natural disaster has decreased to 41,287 from 50,839 on October 13  

Third wave of flooding inundates 11 districts in Assam Image Credit: ANI

New Delhi: The flood situation in Assam remained dire on Friday, with heavy rain inundating more areas, according to an official bulletin. Several areas of the state and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh received heavy rain, with flood waters inundating 11 districts, up from nine the day before. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the affected districts are Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar, Majuli, Nagaon, and Tinsukia. Due to heavy rain since Monday, the northeastern state is currently experiencing its third wave of flooding. However, the number of people affected by the natural disaster has decreased to 41,287 from 50,839 on Thursday, with the Lakhimpur district being the worst affected, with over 26,000 people stranded.

Due to heavy rain since Monday, the northeastern state is currently experiencing its third wave of flooding. However, the number of people affected by the natural disaster has decreased to 41,287 from 50,839 on Thursday, with the Lakhimpur district being the worst affected, with over 26,000 people stranded. According to the bulletin, the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at Nematighat in Jorhat district and Tezpur. Flooding has been reported in 283 villages across 24 revenue circles. Road and other infrastructure damage have been reported in Bishwanath, Bongaigaon, and Dhemaji.

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Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Dhubri, Morigaon, and Tinsukia have all reported erosion. The Guwahati Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast widespread to scattered and isolated rainfall in several districts until Saturday.

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