Assam Flood Kills 60, Lakhs Affected; Rescue Operations On

Although Assam is used to be yearly floods, the residents and officials of three previously undisturbed district-Charaideo, Jorhat, and Sivasagar, have been particularly hard hit this time. On July 23rd The Assam administration informed the 126-member assembly that the state of affairs is at its worst point in 60 years. According to scientist, climate unpredictability is the new normal. They also said neither Assam nor the rest of the north eastern area can expect to remain untouched.

Assam flood updates

According to a flood bulletin, 10 persons have died in the downpour in the 24 hours Tuesday midnight. It was release late on Wednesday by the Assam state disaster management authority (ASDMA). It makes the total death toll from this year flood to 41.

In eleven districts, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong, and Nagaon, more than 6,53,100 individuals have been impacted.

With over 4 lakh infected, Shivsagar is the most severely affected. It is followed by around Charaideo (around 1.1 lakh) and Jorhat (more than 97000). In the northeastern state, a number of significant rivers were flowing above the danger threshold. Nearly 5.65 lakh people in 12 districts were inpacted by the flood as of Tuesday.

Rescue operations on

According to the army, Air force, and other organisations, relief and rescue efforts continued. Drones were also used to provide necessities to trapped individuals in isolated areas. 24418 displaced individuals are being housed in 487 relief camps and distribution centres spread over 10 districts.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, is expected to spend the day visiting some of the Golaghat district’s most affected areas. On Wednesday, he managed the rescue efforts and spoke with the impacted residence of nearby Jorhat and Shivasagar.

Is it possible to prevent flood?

For Assam, floods are more than just just a meteorological phenomenon. They are indeed the outcome of a special combination of geology and cross-border river. Due to the state’s location at the confluence of one of the world’s largest rivers, some of its wettest mountains, and one of the strongest mountain systems, yearly floods are practically natural.