GUWAHATI: With eight deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the death toll rose to 46 in flood-hit Assam. The total number of people affected across 29 districts stands at 16,25,089, until July 3, as per DRIMS, Assam.
According to the latest flood report on Wednesday, July 3, prepared by the State Disaster Management Authority, three people, one each from Sonitpur, Sivasagar, and Golaghat still remain missing.
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According to the report, the confirmed deaths included a child and a woman along with six men. Two deaths were reported from Sonitpur, while one each was reported from Morigaon, Dibrugarh, Darrang, Golaghat, Biswanath, and Tinsukia districts.
Meanwhile, the Brahmaputra River is flowing above the danger level across several places including Neamatighat, Tezpur, Dhubri, Guwahati, and Goalpara. Apart from that the Subansiri River in Badatighat, Dikhour River in Sivasagar, Disang River in Manglamuraghat, Dhansiri in Numaligarh, Kopili in Kampur and Dharamtul, Barak at AP Ghat, BP Ghat, Chotabakra, and Fuletrak, Dhaleswari in Gharmura, Katakhal in Matizuri and Kushiyara in Karimganj are flowing above the danger mark. Additionally, the Burhidihing in Chenimari is flowing above the highest flood level indicating the precarious situation of Assam.
As per the report by DRIMS, as many as 2,800 villages in 105 revenue circles continue to be struggling with the flood situation.
The government is operating 515 relief camps and relief distribution centres in the worst flood-hit districts. These camps are currently housing 25,744 inmates including 106 pregnant and lactating women and 4,697 children.
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Moreover, the report also pointed out that 11,20,165 animals and livestock remain affected by the flood situation in Assam with 110 washed away in floodwaters in the last 24 hours. The floods have also caused extensive damage to infrastructure including public roads and private houses, brought forth by the report.
