Incessant rain lashes parts of country, flood situation remains critical in Assam
Updated On Jun 22, 2022 03:21 PM IST
Torrential monsoon rains in parts of India have caused deadly floods and landslides, killing humans and animals and displacing millions as homes and infrastructure were destroyed.
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Updated on Jun 22, 2022 03:21 PM IST
Heavy rain has disrupted normal life in several parts of the country especially the northeastern states. Situation remains grim in flood-hit parts of Assam, leaving over millions affected. Assam, one of the worst-hit areas, is set to see continuous heavy rainfall this week, according to the India Meteorological Department.(ANI)
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Among the worst affected districts of Assam, Barpeta with a population of 12,30,721 is reeling under flood waters followed by Darrang where 4,69,241people have been hit and Bajali where 3,38515 have been affected, according to the bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).(PTI)
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Several trains have been cancelled by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on June 21 due to the floods in Assam and the damage to railway properties in parts of Bihar amid protests over the Agnipath scheme.(ANI)
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Nearly 2000 people of several villages near Barkhal area under Jagiroad assembly constituency in the central Assam district are now taking shelter on National Highway-37 in Assam's Morigaon district.(ANI)
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NDRF teams rushed to Cachar in Barak Valley of Assam on June 21 to perform rescue operations as the flood situation worsens in Assam.(ANI)
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Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that four units of the National Disaster Response Force were rushed from Bhubaneswar to Silchar to carry out rescue operations as the flood situation in Karimganj and Cachar districts worsened due to the rising waters of Barak and Kushiyara rivers following heavy rains.(PTI)
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Updated on Jun 22, 2022 03:21 PM IST
The National Highway 6 caved in due to a landslide after heavy rains in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, cutting off Tripura from the rest of the country. (HT_PRINT)
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An inter-ministerial team will visit the affected areas of Assam and Meghalaya to assess the damage, Amit Shah, India’s home minister, said in a Twitter post on June 20.(ANI)
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Roads were blocked, bridges washed away, mobile connectivity snapped and power supply disrupted as flash floods and landslides wreaked havoc in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, affecting around 40,000 people, officials said on Tuesday.(ANI)
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Updated on Jun 22, 2022 03:21 PM IST
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an Orange alert for rainfall in several parts of Maharashtra on Thursday and directed them to be prepared for the next five days.(AFP)
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However, Mumbai has been issued with Yellow alert for receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places for the next three days.(AFP)
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Heavy rainfall brought slight relief to the people of Delhi on June 21. The weather office has forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain later in the day.(HT_PRINT)
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