First wave of Assam floods affected 24,000 people in 6 districts, killing three people

As of Saturday, a total of 24,681 people in 94 villages in six districts – Cachar, Dhemaji, Hojai, Karbi Anglong West, Nagaon and Kamrup (Metro) – had been affected by the floods, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said.

Three people, including a woman, died in a landslide incident in the Haflong area of ​​Dima Hasao district as Assam was hit by the first wave of floods this year, the state disaster management authority said on Sunday.

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Assam, along with neighboring Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya has seen incessant rains in the past few days as water levels of several rivers gradually rose and water in the Kopili river flowed above danger levels, ANI news agency reported.

Here is the latest update on the Assam floods:

> As of Saturday, a total of 24,681 people in 94 villages in six districts – Cachar, Dhemaji, Hojai, Karbi Anglong West, Nagaon and Kamrup (Metro) – have been affected by the floods, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said.

Floodwaters have submerged 1732.72 hectares of cropland in the affected districts.

> Incessant rains triggered landslides in 12 villages of Dima Hasao district on Saturday.

Assam | Incessant rains triggered landslides in some parts of Dima Hasao district yesterday

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Assam | Incessant rains triggered landslides in several parts of the Dima Hasao district yesterday

Landslides reported so far from 12 villages in Dima Hasao district. Around 80 houses are severely affected, 3 people dead in Haflong area: Assam State Disaster Management Authority pic.twitter.com/KgXnMUJmA2

— ANI (@ANI) May 15, 2022

> In Hojai, Lakhimpur and Nagaon districts, several roads, bridges, and irrigation canals have been damaged by floods.

First wave of Assam floods affected 24,000 people in 6 districts, killing three people

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