Updated on June 14, 2015: Moderate rainfall has continued over Assam in the last 24 hours washing away chances of any respite. Brahmaputra River is already flowing above the danger level submerging various parts in the state.
The worst hit areas include Barpeta, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, and Sonit. The floods have rendered lakhs of people homeless and destroyed crops as well. No immediate relief is in sight as moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to continue over the region throughout Monday.
Moreover, in coming days, widespread moderate rainfall will keep Brahmaputra River flowing above the level of danger. Only when the rain stops can the locals expect some respite. Relief and rescue operations will be hampered by incessant rainfall.
Updated on June 13, 2015: Flood situation in Assam has worsened with over 3 lakh people being affected. After Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries covered fresh areas in Assam, more than 700 villages in 15 districts have been affected.
According to media reports, the most affected areas were Lakhimpur, Barpeta, Sonitpur and Dhemaji districts. More than one lakh people have been affected In Barpeta district alone. The death toll remained at two, one each in Lakhimpur and Bongaigaon districts.
In the last 24 hours from 8:30 am on Friday, North Lakhmipur received 55.4 mm of rain, Tezpur (11.8 mm), Dibrugarh (19 mm), Jorhat (13 mm), Guwahati (4.2 mm), and Dhubri (3.4 mm). Heavy rain has not only been observed in Assam , but other parts of Northeast India have also received good amounts of rain. Cherrapunji recorded 254.6 mm of rain. Also, Shillong oberrved 12.9 mm of rain.
The tributaries of the Brahmaputra River washed away bridges and embankments in many districts of the state. Assam continues to receive heavy to very heavy rain and floods have been affecting the areas of Tinsukia, Sonitpur, Dibrugarh, Goalpara and Kokrajhar.
Over 10,000 hectares of crop is under water. More than 40 roads, culverts and bridges have been damaged in the floods. Also, at least eight breaches have taken place in embankments in various districts of the state
Due to heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh, water levels in Siang, Lohit, Subansiri and Dibang, have also risen. In the world's largest river island Majuli, almost all the major roads have been damaged by flood waters of Brahmaputra.
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