• Affected Districts: Kamrup, Golaghat, Majuli, Lakhimpur, Karimganj, Cachar, Dhemaji, Morigaon, Udalguri, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Nagaon, Shivasagar, Darang, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tamulpur, Viswanath, Jorhat
  • Rivers in Danger Zone: Brahmaputra, Subansiri, Dikhou, Disang, Buridihing, Jia-Bhoroli, Beki, Kushiyara

Rescue Efforts Underway

  • Assam State Disaster Management Agency (ASDMA) is coordinating relief operations.
  • 72 relief camps set up, housing over 8,000 evacuees.
  • Army, Air Force, paramilitary forces, NDRF, SDRF, and local administration involved in rescue missions.
  • Air Force helicopters rescued 9 people in Dhemaji district.
  • Over 1,200 people rescued in Tinsukia district by army and paramilitary personnel.

Death Toll Rises

  • At least 1 person killed in current floods, another missing.
  • Since January 2024, floods, storms, and landslides have claimed 45 lives in Assam.

Lakhimpur Worst Hit

  • Lakhimpur district suffers the most severe flooding, with over 144,000 people affected.
  • Dhemaji and Cachar districts follow closely with over 100,000 people impacted each.

Central Government Pledges Support

  • Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed of the situation via phone calls to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
  • The central government has assured full assistance and cooperation to Assam.

Source: NDTV