Assam Flood Toll Rises to 61; CM Cites Nagaland Rainfall
More than 1.15 lakh people are in relief camps as swollen rivers and heavy rain continue to cut off access, officials said.
- On Saturday, the Assam flood death toll rose to 61, with 7 lakh people affected across 12 districts and 856 villages inundated by floodwaters.
- Exceptionally heavy rainfall across Nagaland and Assam triggered the disaster, with Charaideo and Mokokchung recording 436% and 493% rainfall departures above normal levels.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Friday that authorities remain unable to reach more than 50,000 people in Nazira and Sivasagar due to sediment-clogged roads.
- Floodwaters damaged power infrastructure, leaving more than 60,000 households without electricity, while 56,606 hectares of cropland remain submerged and 1.15 lakh people shelter in relief camps.
- Retired IIT Roorkee professor Nayan Sharma identified excessive excavation on river valley sides and mining as critical contributing factors, as climate experts warn such rainfall events will increase.
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Assam flood toll rises to 61; CM cites Nagaland rainfall
Dibrugarh: The flood situation in Assam remained critical on Saturday, with the overall death toll rising to 61 after 14 more flood-related deaths were reported in the latest Disaster Reporting and Information Management System (DRIMS) report. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the unprecedented flooding in Upper Assam was triggered by exceptionally heavy rainfall in Nagaland […] The post Assam flood toll rises to 61; CM cites Nagaland rain…
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Govt yet to reach 80,000 flood victims, says Assam CM; toll rises to 61 - The Tribune
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said his government is yet to deliver relief materials to at least 80,000 flood-affected people, even as the situation remained critical, with the toll rising to 61 after 14 more deaths.
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