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Three Assam districts still flood-hit; 11,900 people remain affected
Three districts of Assam - Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Baksa are still inundated and 11,900 people are reeling under the impact of the flood on Monday, an official bulletin said here. Lakhimpur is the worst-hit with 9,500 people affected by the deluge, while the number of victims in Dhemaji and Baksa is 2,100 and 300 respectively, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in the bulletin. The total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood and landslide stands at 138 across the state. While 112 people died in flood-related incidents, 26 were killed in landslides. At present, 28 villages and 1,535 hectare of crop areas are under water in the three flood-hit districts, ASDMA said. More than 11,800 people of 31 districts in those three districts were affected by the deluge on Sunday. ASDMA said that the authorities are running three relief camps and distribution centres in two districts, where 136 people are currently lodged. The Brahmaputra riv
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Assam flood situation improves marginally; 11,000 affected in 3 districts
Lakhimpur remained the worst-affected district with 9,600 flood-hit people, followed by 1,912 in Dhemaji and 300 in Baksa
LIVE updates: Flood-like situation in Gujarat, Odisha after heavy rainfall
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Flood situation improves in Assam; 11,262 in two others districts affected
The flood situation in Assam improved further on Thursday with the water receding from Morigaon district
Kerala landslide toll reaches 55, flood situation deteriorates in Bihar
The toll in landslide in Kerala's Idukki district rose to 55 on Wednesday as three more bodies were retrieved from under the debris while the flood situation worsened in Bihar but improved in Assam
Ready to provide humanitarian support to flood-affected people in India: UN
More than 500,000 people have been evacuated due to floods in India, says UN
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PM holds meeting with CMs of six states to review flood situation
The states that attended the meeting to review their preparedness to deal with the south-west monsoon and current flood situation are Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala
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Assam flood situation improves as water recedes; over 12,000 affected
Flood water ebbed from Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Kamrup and Nagaon districts since Thursday when 84,100 people in 177 villages of 10 districts were hit by the calamity
Flood victims block NH28, attack police in Muzaffarpur over relief material
As many as 69,03,640 people have been affected while 21 have died due to the floods in Bihar
Floods recede in Assam's Sonitpur district; 21 others still under water
The flood waters in Assam ebbed from another district on Friday, even as 21 continued to be submerged with one life lost and 10.83 lakh people affected by the deluge, said an official bulletin here.
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Assam floods update: 1 more dead, 2.63 million affected in 27 districts
With the death of one person in Morigaon district, the toll in this year's flood and landslides has risen to 123
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Centre to give Rs 346 cr to Assam, hold talks with Bhutan to solve crisis
As per the daily flood report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Wednesday, a total of 89 lives have been lost due to the floods in the state
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In pictures: Flooding in Assam, Bihar and Uttarakhand displaces millions
The floods in Assam have affected 24 districts, causing damages to 1,09,600.53 hectares of crop area and affecting over 2.4 million people in the state
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Assam flood: Death toll at 110, over 2.5 mn affected; PM assures support
The death toll due to floods and landslides this year in the state has increased to 110
At least 2 dead as heavy rain lashes Delhi; roads, low-lying areas flooded
According to officials, waterlogging was reported at several places like Minto Road and under the railway bridge
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Latest News LIVE: Brief Rajasthan Assembly session may be held this week
Poltical crisis in Congress-ruled state takes new turn. In Assam, 2,678 villages are under water and 1,16,404 hectares of crop are damaged in floods
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PM Modi speaks to Assam CM on flood situation, coronavirus; assures support
Floods have hit people in 26 of the 33 districts of Assam and destroyed houses, crops, roads and bridges at several places
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the year 2020 has not been easy for anyone. YouTube Originals' global documentary will record your day and make you part of the meory of this historic year
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Assam flood claims 2 more lives, over 1 mn people affected in 18 districts
One person died in Morigaon and another in Tinsukia district, taking the toll to 61 across the state, of which 37 people were killed in the flood and 24 died due to landslides
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