Nearly 33,500 People Affected…
On Monday, 19 June 2023, In Assam, the flood condition remained worst with overnight heavy rainfall across several parts of the state.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'Red Alert' and predicted 'extremely heavy' rainfall across several Assam districts till Thursday.
IMD's Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati has issued a 'Red Alert' with the prediction of "Heavy (7-11 cm in 24 hours) to Very Heavy (11-20 cm in 24 hours).
It may receive extremely heavy rainfall (over 20 cm in 24 hours)" over the Lower districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta, and Bongaigaon.
During the same period, "heavy to very heavy" rainfall is very likely over Dhubri, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Nalbari, Dima Hasao, Cachar, Goalpara, and Karimganj districts, it added.
The RMC has issued an 'Orange Alert' for Tuesday, followed by a 'Yellow Alert' for the subsequent two days.
'Red Alert' signifies taking immediate action, while 'Orange Alert' implies being prepared for action, and 'Yellow Alert' stands for watch and be updated.
According to the flood report released by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, more than 33,400 people are hit due to floods in Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.
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