Guwahati (Assam) [India], According to official estimates, a total of 14 people have died due to floods in parts of Assam.
Three more deaths were reported on Sunday, taking the death toll since May 28 to 14, according to a bulletin from the State Disaster Management Authority.
On 1 June, the death toll due to incessant rains in the state after Cyclone Remal made landfall rose to eight.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), two people were reported missing on June 2.
Kopili, Barak and Kushiyara rivers are flowing above the danger mark.13 districts are reported to be affected by floods - Hailakandi, Karimganj, Hojai, Dhemaji, Kamrup, Dibrugarh, Nagaon, Morigaon, Cachar, South Salmara, Karbi Anglong West, Golaghat and Dima-Hasao.
Nagaon is the most affected district where more than 3 lakh people have been affected, followed by Cachar where the number of affected persons is more than one lakh.
The water level of Brahmaputra river is rising after incessant rains in many parts of Assam and other neighboring states in the last few days.
In the flood affected districts, 4931 hectares of crop area has been submerged in flood water.
The administration has set up 275 relief camps and distribution centers where 39,269 people are taking shelter.103 roads were damaged in several districts of the state due to flood waters.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased due to natural disasters following Cyclone Ramal in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura. And West Bengal.
The Prime Minister has also announced that Rs 50,000 will be given to those injured after Cyclone Remal.
"An ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh will be given from PMNRF to the next of kin of each deceased due to natural disasters following Cyclone Ramal in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal. Those injured will be given Rs 50,000 each: PM ,” the Prime Minister's Office said in a post on 'X'.
Three more deaths were reported on Sunday, taking the death toll since May 28 to 14, according to a bulletin from the State Disaster Management Authority.
On 1 June, the death toll due to incessant rains in the state after Cyclone Remal made landfall rose to eight.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), two people were reported missing on June 2.
Kopili, Barak and Kushiyara rivers are flowing above the danger mark.13 districts are reported to be affected by floods - Hailakandi, Karimganj, Hojai, Dhemaji, Kamrup, Dibrugarh, Nagaon, Morigaon, Cachar, South Salmara, Karbi Anglong West, Golaghat and Dima-Hasao.
Nagaon is the most affected district where more than 3 lakh people have been affected, followed by Cachar where the number of affected persons is more than one lakh.
The water level of Brahmaputra river is rising after incessant rains in many parts of Assam and other neighboring states in the last few days.
In the flood affected districts, 4931 hectares of crop area has been submerged in flood water.
The administration has set up 275 relief camps and distribution centers where 39,269 people are taking shelter.103 roads were damaged in several districts of the state due to flood waters.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased due to natural disasters following Cyclone Ramal in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura. And West Bengal.
The Prime Minister has also announced that Rs 50,000 will be given to those injured after Cyclone Remal.
"An ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh will be given from PMNRF to the next of kin of each deceased due to natural disasters following Cyclone Ramal in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal. Those injured will be given Rs 50,000 each: PM ,” the Prime Minister's Office said in a post on 'X'.
