Assam: Man Goes Missing After Going for a Bath in the River

BISWANATH: In a shocking incident, a man who went for a dip in a river went missing on Tuesday. This incident took place in the Fatikabasti locality of Biswanath.

Local sources mentioned that a 29-year-old youth identified as Sasanka Kakati of Dagaon locality went to take a bath in the Burigang River of the Biswanath region of the state. The personal belongings of the missing man including his clothes and mobile phones were recovered from the river bank.

A group of friends visited the location on the occasion of Independence Day. They cooked and enjoyed their meal on the banks of the river as they had planned for a group lunch on the holiday. They went for a bath in the river after the meal but the ill-fated youth went missing after that.

Meanwhile, the death toll in Assam in this flood season has risen to 14. A man and a woman from the Sonitpur district died recently. According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the Brahmaputra River is flowing above the danger level at Neamatighat in the Jorhat district, and in the Dhubri district while the Disang is flowing above the danger level at Nanglamuraghat in the Sibasagar district, the Beki at Road bridge in the Barpeta district and the Sankosh at Golakganj in the Dhubri district. The Brahmaputra is maintaining a steady level in Dibrugarh but from Neamatighat to Dhubri it is in the rising trend.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) flood report, 22 revenue circles of eight districts continue to remain affected by floods. These eight districts are Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Kokrajhar, Sibasagar and Sonitpur.

The water levels continue to rise in the state again after a temporary decrease. Rains in several parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have led to an increase in the water levels in several rivers including the Brahmaputra and its tributaries.

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