Assam floods: Situation deteriorates in Tumulpur district; IMD predicts heavy rainfall till June 17

Assam has registered 42 deaths due to floods and landslides this year, including the four who were buried under a huge mass of earth in the Boragaon area on Tuesday.

TN National Desk

Updated Jun 15, 2022, 20:59 IST

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Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim as the incessant rains over the past few days have caused mayhem in some regions of the state, affecting lakhs of people. The situation deteriorated in the Tumulpur district on Wednesday with several villages inundated.

Unprecedented rains have also caused floods and landslides disrupting life in the hill district of the Dima Hasao region.

Meanwhile, fresh landslides were reported from various parts of Guwahati for the second consecutive day today amid incessant rainfall, which also led to heavy waterlogging in most parts of the city.

Assam has registered 42 deaths due to floods and landslides this year, including the four who were buried under a huge mass of earth in the Boragaon area on Tuesday.

The debris pileup caused by landslides has blocked thoroughfares in Geetanagar, Sonapur, Kalapahar, and Nijarapar areas, PTI quoted an official of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) as saying.

Heavy rain has also flooded roads in several parts of the city the worst affected among these being Anil Nagar, Nabin Nagar, Rajgarh Link Road, Rukminigaon, Hatigaon, and Krishna Nagar.

NDRF and SDRF personnel, deployed in these areas, are using boats to rescue people and offer relief materials to those still stuck in flooded homes, the official said.

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