Assam Floods

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NRL contributes Rs 2.5 crore to Assam Chief Minister's Relief Fund

The cheque was formally handed over to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma by NRL Managing Director (In-Charge) Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan recently, an NRL release said on Thursday

Flood situation in Assam remains grim; two more die, 5.75 lakh affected

The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Wednesday with two more people losing their lives and over 5.75 lakh people remaining affected by the deluge across nine districts

Assam flood: Situation continues to improve as death toll rises to 27

The situation in Assam, where the pre-monsoon floods have affected large parts of the state for the past 12 days, continue to improve for the third day on Tuesday

Assam flood: Death toll rises to 25, over 650,000 hit across 22 districts

The flood situation in Assam has slightly abated even though the death toll rose to 25 as one more person died and over 6.5 lakh people remained affected by the deluge across 22 districts

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Assam flood: Death toll rises to 24; marginal improvement in situation

Six more persons died in Assam on Sunday due to flood, taking the overall death toll to 24, even as the flood situation witnessed some marginal improvement, officials said.

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IAF deploys choppers to rescue people in Assam; 119 evacuated on Saturday

IAF deployed An-32 transport aircraft, 2 Mi-17 helicopters, a Chinook helicopter and a ALH Dhruv and evacuated 119 passengers stranded at Ditokchera railway station with the help of Mi-17 helicopter

Assam floods: Nearly 680,000 people in 31 districts reeling under deluge

Four persons died on Friday after drowning in flood waters in Cachar, Hojai and Nagaon districts and the death toll in floods and landslides rose to 18

Assam floods: 18 dead; over 839k affected in 32 districts, Nagaon worst hit

The flood situation in Assam further deteriorated on Saturday with the death of four more persons, taking the death toll to 18, officials said

Assam floods: 14 people dead, over 800,000 affected in 29 districts

The flood situation in Assam further worsened on Friday, while the death of four more persons, including two children, took the toll to 14 in the current pre-monsoon floods and landslides

Help those affected in Assam flood: Rahul Gandhi to party workers, leaders

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged party workers and leaders to extend all possible assistance to people who are affected by severe flooding in Assam."Lakhs of people are affected by severe flooding in Assam. I urge Congress workers and leaders to continue extending all possible assistance to the rescue and relief operations," he said in a tweet.Assam floods have affected more than seven lakh people across 29 districts leaving nine people dead."Till now, 7,17,046 people across 29 districts have been affected due to the flood situation in the state. Nine people have died in floods and landslides so far," Assam State Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday.Assam State Disaster Management Authority said that at present 1413 villages are underwater and Nagaon is the most affected district where 2.88 lakh people are reeling under the calamity. In Cachar nearly 1.2 lakh people and in Hojai more than 1.07 lakh people were affected, it said.A portion of the Kampur-Kathiatali .

Flood situation in Assam worsens; one dead, 718,000 affected

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Thursday with one more person losing his life and nearly 7.18 lakh people in 27 districts remaining affected by the deluge, an official bulletin said. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one person drowned in Kampur revenue circle of Nagaon district. Besides, two more persons are reported to be missing at Kampur, it said. With this, the total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood and landslides has gone up to 10 across the state. ASDMA said that more than 7,17,500 people are hit due to floods in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Hojai, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong West, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur and Udalguri districts. Nagaon is the worst hit with over 3.31 lakh people suffering, followed by Cachar (1.6 lak

Floods worsens in Assam, over 600,000 affected; landslides in Arunachal

1413 villages are under water and Nagaon is the worst hit district where 2.88 lakh people are reeling under the calamity; in Cachar nearly 1.2 lakh people ands in Hojai more than 1.07 lakh people were

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Assam floods: Amit Shah assures all help, army joins rescue operations

Union Home Minister Amit Shah discussed the overall flood situation in Assam with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over phone and assured all possible help from the Centre

Flood, landslides wreak havoc in North East; 400,000 hit in Assam

As floodwaters entered fresh areas of Assam, the number of affected people has doubled to over four lakh since the previous day, while three more persons died due to the calamity taking the toll to

Seven die, over 200,000 affected in pre-monsoon flood in Assam region

With two more people dead in Cachar district, the death toll rose to seven in the ongoing pre-monsoon floods and landslides in Assam, where over two lakh people so far have been affected in 24 districts, officials said on Tuesday.

Over 50,000 people affected in Assam flood; stranded trains salvaged

Many passengers were airlifted by the Air Force as incessant rain impeded rescue operations which were on since Saturday, when the two trains were stranded in Lumding section of NFR in Dima Hasao