Torrential rains lashed most Assam, and the downpour continued at the moment (PTI)
Over four lakh individuals are affected by heavy floods in Assam, triggered by pre-monsoon rains that drowned eight, the authorities mentioned at the moment, as they warned the state of affairs may worsen.
Here’s your 10-point cheatsheet to this large story:
-
At least 1,500 villages alongside the Brahmaputra, one of many world’s largest rivers, are flooded after water stage rose previously three days.
-
Torrential rains lashed many of the state, and the downpour continued at the moment, with extra forecast over the subsequent two days.
-
“More than 5 lakh people have been affected, with the flood situation turning critical by the hour,” Assam’s Water Resources Minister, Pijush Hazarika, instructed information company Reuters.
-
Indian Army personnel have rescued over 2,000 folks trapped in Hojai district. The rescue efforts proceed.
-
Water ranges within the Brahmaputra had been anticipated to rise additional, central authorities have mentioned.
-
“The situation remains extremely grave in the worst-hit Dima Hasao district, with both rail and road links snapped due to flooding and landslides,” mentioned Assam’s Revenue Minister, Jogen Mohan, who’s overseeing reduction efforts there.
-
Home Minister Amit Shah telephoned Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and guaranteed all attainable assist from the central authorities within the wake of the floods.
-
The Air Force has been requested to airdrop necessities like rice, daal and medicines in Dima Hasao, which stays cut-off for the previous three days.
-
The climate workplace has issued a pink alert for terribly heavy rain in Assam and neighbouring Meghalaya, and an orange alert for the remainder of the north-east on Wednesday.
-
In Cachar district, the military and the Assam Rifles despatched two columns for flood rescue operations.
