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Assam: Floods Wreaks Havoc Forcing Lakhs To Flee Homes
The water level of the Brahmaputra River has been rising due to heavy rainfall in many parts of Assam and neighbouring states in the past couple of days. According to ANI reports, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reposted that nearly 1.34 lakh people including 33760 children of 7 districts of the state - Kamrup, Karimganj, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Cachar, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, have affected in the deluge. IMD has issued a red alert for coming one days.
Thunderstorms and lightning are very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam which caused floods in the different districts of the state. In the picture, residents of Dibrugarh use a boat to travel in a flooded area after heavy rainfall.
People paddle a boat near their partially submerged houses in the flood-affected Hiloikhunda village in the Morigaon district of Assam. This image shows the devastating condition of flood affected areas. (Image: ANI)
People of Assam are affected badly due to the flash flood triggered by heavy rainfall in the state. Rifles conducted a rescue and relief operation 'Jaltarang' in the flood-affected area. (Image: ANI)
The Indian Army conducts Exercise 'JAL RAHAT', a joint flood relief exercise which the help of ASDMA, NDRF, SDRF, SSB and Assam Police, in Assam because people are suffering from floods due to heavy rainfall. (Image: ANI)
People gathered near a damaged bridge that collapsed on Friday following a flash flood triggered by heavy rains over the Daranga river near Kumrikata village of Baksa district in Assam. (Image: ANI)