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Morigaon (Assam): Due to ongoing heavy rainfall and rising water levels of the Brahmaputra River, many families in Assam’s Morigaon and Darrang districts have been displaced. Residents like Md Raham Ali and his family are now residing in makeshift tents after floodwaters inundated their homes. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reported that over 6.33 lakh people across 21 districts have been affected by the floods, with rescue and relief operations ongoing.
Md Raham Ali told ANI that his family has been living in their current location for three days, as floodwaters entered their house, damaging food supplies such as rice and other household goods. His house is submerged, and they are facing problems like lack of drinking water. Although originally from Darrang district, Ali is now sheltering near a highland in Morigaon. He added that around 40 families from Hiloikhunda village are experiencing similar difficulties, and if the rain persists, the situation could worsen.
Many flood-affected families have moved to nearby highlands to escape rising waters. Lali Khatun, another resident, shared that her family couldn’t save their food grains as floodwaters quickly entered their house. They have been sheltering there for three days and are now facing food shortages and drinking water issues.
The floods caused by continuous rainfall have inundated numerous villages in the Mayong revenue circle of Morigaon district. According to ASDMA, this year’s floods have resulted in 12 deaths, with five additional fatalities due to landslides. On Tuesday alone, six people, including two children, drowned. The deaths include one each in Hailakandi, Sribhumi, Morigaon, Cachar, Sonitpur, and Tinsukia districts, while one person remains missing in Cachar.
The floods have impacted over 6.33 lakh people across 21 districts, such as Hailakandi, Nagaon, Sribhumi, Kamrup, Hojai, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Cachar, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, and several others. More than 1,500 villages across 69 revenue circles are submerged, with nearly 14,740 hectares of crops affected. Sribhumi district is the worst-hit, impacting over 2.31 lakh residents, followed by Nagaon, Cachar, Hailakandi, and Lakhimpur.
Over 2.57 lakh people are taking shelter in 511 relief camps and distribution centers. The ongoing crisis has also affected 494,132 domestic animals, with waters washing away 151 animals on Tuesday. Rescue operations are being led by teams from NDRF, SDRF, Fire and Emergency Services, Civil Defence, and trained volunteers, who rescued 863 flood-affected individuals on Tuesday from various affected areas.
