Guwahati, June 29 (PTI): The flood situation in Assam worsened on Wednesday following incessant rain, with five more people losing their lives in the deluge and the number of affected people rising to 24.92 lakh, while Silchar town in Cachar district continued to remain inundated for the last 10 days, officials said. The MeT Department has issued a ‘red alert’ in the districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa, and an ‘orange alert’ in Dhubri, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Udalguri, Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Dibrugarh. The weather office has also issued an ‘orange alert’ in South Salmara, Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa districts till Thursday. Five fresh fatalities have taken the total number of deaths due to floods and landslides in Assam this year to 139, while three more people have been reported missing, a bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said. Brahmaputra, Beki, Kopili, Barak and Kushiyara rivers were flowing a
It has been over 10 days now since the Barak River inundated Silchar. On Tuesday, several parts of the town continued to remain under water with residents now fearing an outbreak of water-borne diseases.The administration is making efforts to .
Indian Oil is using boats to deliver cooking gas cylinders to households in flood-ravaged southern Assam, specially in Silchar, the region s main commercial hub, officials said on Tuesday.An official of the Indian Oil said that the company rose .
Assam Floods: The situation in Assam remained grim on Saturday with the death count rising to 118 and Silchar town in the Cachar district submerged for the sixth straight day, official said.