The total number of people killed in floods and landslides this year has gone up to 71. At least 42,28,100 people have been affected by the floods.
With nearly 12.76 lakh people, Barpeta is the most devastated district. After this, about 3.94 lakh people in Darrang and more than 3.64 lakh people in Nagaon are affected by the floods.
Massive landslides have been reported from Cachar, Dima Hasao, Goalpara and Hailakandi.
Floods in Assam: Meteorological department has issued an ‘Orange Alert’ for today
The meteorological department has issued an ‘Orange Alert’ for today i.e. Monday, while a ‘Yellow Alert’ has been issued for Tuesday to Thursday.
At this time, 5,137 villages are flooded, and 1,07,370.43 hectares of cropland have been devastated.
Officials are running 1,147 relief camps and distribution centres in 27 districts.