Due To Flood…
On Tuesday, 20 June 2023, the flood situation in Assam was still very severe with 31,000 people still stuck in the area, an official said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'Red Alert' and predicted 'very heavy' to 'extremely heavy' rainfall across several districts of Assam over the next five days.
In a Weather Bulletin, RMC in Guwahati issued a 'Red Alert' for 24 hours from Monday, followed by 'Orange Alerts' for the two days and a 'Yellow Alert' for Thursday.
'Red Alert' means taking immediate action, while 'Orange Alert' implies being prepared for action, and 'Yellow Alert' stands for being updated.
According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, more than 30,700 people are affected due to floods in Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Sonitpur, and Udalguri districts.
Lakhimpur district is the worst hit with over 22,000 people affected, followed by Dibrugarh with more than 3,800 people and Kokrajhar with almost 1,800 persons, it added.
The administration has been running 25 relief distribution centers in seven districts.
No relief camp has started so far in Assam.
At present, 444 villages are under water and 4,741.23 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across Assam, ASDMA said.
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