Flood situation worsens in Assam

Torrential rains in Assam have led to worsening of the flood situation with villages and farmland in many districts under water and reports of two more deaths taking the toll to 10.

Official sources on Tuesday said that incessant rain since last night has inundated many localities and main roads. One person was killed due to landslide in Shantipur area this morning while a woman was washed away by Dhala River in upper Assam's Tinsukia district.

Bharalu River, which flows through the city was flooded and many localities, including Naveen Nagar, Zoo Road, Pub-Sarania and Mathura Nagar were under waist deep water.

 

According to senior government officials, upper Assam districts bore the brunt of flood with lakhs of people reeling under flood waters in the districts of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar and Jorhat.

Ferry services between the northern and southern banks of the Brahmaputra have been suspended till further orders due to rising water levels and swift current, sources said.