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Close to 10 lakh marooned in Assam
Monday September 24, 2012 03:21:37 PM,
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Flood situation grim in Assam, seven dead
The flood situation in Assam is grim with over 800,000 people
affected in at least 15 of the 27 districts in the state,
officials said Sunday. Officials said that seven people have died
in floods in various places during the past one week. Over 700
villages have also been submerged »
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Guwahati: The flood
situation remained grim in Assam Monday, with more and more areas
submerged every day across 16 districts, marooning some 10 lakh
people, officials said.
Sources in the Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said a total
of 1,604 villages had come under water.
The government has opened 169 relief camps for the marooned, the
sources said, adding that close to 1.50 lakh people were staying
in these camps.
SDMA sources confirmed that four people had died due to floods --
one in Dibrugarh and three in Tinsukia districts.
Unofficial sources, however, put the death toll at eight.
The sources said the figures might increase as many people were
reported missing.
The Brahmaputra and some of its tributaries are flowing above the
danger level and maintaining a rising trend.
A red alert has been sounded in Majuli Island. All educational
institutions have been closed indefinitely from Tuesday due to the
rise of water level.
The Indian Air Force, army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are engaged in relief
and rescue works.
Around 8,000 people had been rescued till Sunday evening in
Tinsukia, Sonitpur and Dhemaji districts.
Air force helicopters dropped 250 quintal of food items among the
marooned at Sootea in Sonitput district and at Sadia in Tinsukia
district till late Sunday.
The flood waters have damaged crops and fishery industries in
various places.
A large portion of the the Dibru-Saikhowa National park, the
Kaziranga National Park and the Pobitara Wildlife Sanctuary have
got submerged, the sources said.
Surging waters have also submerged 100 anti-poaching camps at the
Kaziranga National Park.
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