Assam Villages Submerged

As Assam battles flood fury, over 500 families from two villages have taken shelter under the tarpaulin sheets along the railway tracks in the Jamunamukh district, the only high ground that did not submerge in flood waters.

Rains flood this area every year. This year, floods first came in June but the water receded, and then came this week's deluge. Volumes of water from the swelling Bramhaputra is flowing into the Beki on whose floodplains rests Barpeta's Kalgachia village, leading to unprecedented inundation. The only things visible other than water are submerged hu...

The Assam government on Monday issued a red alert as the flood situation turned extremely critical, displacing tens of thousands and cutting off entire portions of the state. As many as 4,157 villages across 30 districts of the northeastern state, including Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Udalguri, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang...

Heavy rain in the past three days has led to floods in parts of Assam. About 145 villages across eight districts of the state are submerged and nearly 63,000 people have been affected due to the deluge.

Heavy rains in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have led to the Ranganadi dam being opened, which resulted in 76 villages in Assam being submerged and the lives of thousands being affected.

Entire villages of Nilam Bazaar revenue circle have been submerged in flood waters in Southern Assam's Karimganj district, 450 km away from the capital Guwahati after heavy rains in the state. For nearly a month, the area has been ravaged but help has not come their way.

Assam is facing one of its worst floods ever, in which 13 people have died and nearly 18 lakh people have been displaced. Nine rivers cross the danger mark, flooding 22 of the state's 32 districts; more than 2 lakh people are living in 500 relief camps.

Though water levels were receding in most rivers in Assam today, over five lakh people remained affected by floods in 11 districts of the state, officials said.

At least four people have died in Assam over the last 24 hours, as the state still grapples with a flood that has barely shown signs of retreat over the past few days.

The flood situation in Assam has worsened with flood waters having submerged over 2,000 villages in 19 districts, affecting over 13 lakh people, officials said today.

The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated again, affecting 4.64 lakh people in some major towns and more than 1,000 villages and causing widespread destruction, officials said today.

Three people have died and six lakh people have been affected by the deteriorating flood situation in Assam, as six columns of the Indian Army are carrying our rescue and relief operations with state government agencies in nearly 19 districts of the state.

As Assam battles flood fury, over 500 families from two villages have taken shelter under the tarpaulin sheets along the railway tracks in the Jamunamukh district, the only high ground that did not submerge in flood waters.

Rains flood this area every year. This year, floods first came in June but the water receded, and then came this week's deluge. Volumes of water from the swelling Bramhaputra is flowing into the Beki on whose floodplains rests Barpeta's Kalgachia village, leading to unprecedented inundation. The only things visible other than water are submerged hu...

The Assam government on Monday issued a red alert as the flood situation turned extremely critical, displacing tens of thousands and cutting off entire portions of the state. As many as 4,157 villages across 30 districts of the northeastern state, including Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Udalguri, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang...

Heavy rain in the past three days has led to floods in parts of Assam. About 145 villages across eight districts of the state are submerged and nearly 63,000 people have been affected due to the deluge.

Heavy rains in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have led to the Ranganadi dam being opened, which resulted in 76 villages in Assam being submerged and the lives of thousands being affected.

Entire villages of Nilam Bazaar revenue circle have been submerged in flood waters in Southern Assam's Karimganj district, 450 km away from the capital Guwahati after heavy rains in the state. For nearly a month, the area has been ravaged but help has not come their way.

Assam is facing one of its worst floods ever, in which 13 people have died and nearly 18 lakh people have been displaced. Nine rivers cross the danger mark, flooding 22 of the state's 32 districts; more than 2 lakh people are living in 500 relief camps.

Though water levels were receding in most rivers in Assam today, over five lakh people remained affected by floods in 11 districts of the state, officials said.

At least four people have died in Assam over the last 24 hours, as the state still grapples with a flood that has barely shown signs of retreat over the past few days.

The flood situation in Assam has worsened with flood waters having submerged over 2,000 villages in 19 districts, affecting over 13 lakh people, officials said today.

The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated again, affecting 4.64 lakh people in some major towns and more than 1,000 villages and causing widespread destruction, officials said today.

Three people have died and six lakh people have been affected by the deteriorating flood situation in Assam, as six columns of the Indian Army are carrying our rescue and relief operations with state government agencies in nearly 19 districts of the state.