GUWAHATI: Around 34,189 people have been impacted by the state's first round of flooding in Assam so far this year, according to officials.
Assam was hit by the monsoon on June 10; as of Friday morning, the weather service had averaged 41 mm of rain each day. Over the next five days, there will likely be moderate rainfall, with isolated areas likely to see heavy to very heavy rainfall.
According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the majority of rivers, including the Brahmaputra, have rising water levels at various locations, but none are flowing above the danger mark. 34,189 people have been impacted by the flood, including 3,787 children and 14,675 women as per another report.
Among the impacted districts are Bishwanath, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Tamulpur, and Udalguri.
Despite the fact that none of the state's rivers are flowing above the danger level, the Central Water Commission has cautioned that the Puthimari and Brahmaputra are above warning levels and are experiencing catastrophic flooding in Kamrup and Jorhat.
The Brahmaputra and its tributaries, as well as the Barak river, are projected to swell due to the forecasted heavy rains over the next two days in Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baska, Dalguri, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Darrang, Dhemaji, and Lakhimpur, the Commission said.
There have been established eleven relief distribution centres, eight in Lakhimpur and two in Udalguri.
The ASDMA said that 209.67 hectares of cropland have been damaged throughout Assam, adversely affecting 77 villages in total. There have been four breaches, two in Lakhimpur and two in Udalguri.
Flood waters have harmed embankments, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure in the districts of Baksa, Biswanath, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, and Udalguri.
The single connecting bamboo bridge in Amguri under Chirang was destroyed by floodwaters, making life miserable for the locals.
According to accounts, a surge of water flowing down from Bhutan wiped down the bridge. Now, residents of numerous communities must cross the rising river levels in rickety boats.
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