Guwahati:The flood situation worsened in Assam after continuous heavy rainfall lashed in various parts of the state, affected 37,535 people in 10 districts of the state.
The first wave of floods has affected large parts of Biswanath, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Hojai, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Tinsukia, Udalguri. Further, in cities, urban flooding has been reported in Kamrup Metro, Cachar and Nalbari districts.
On the other hand, the India Meteorological Department on Sunday issued a ‘red’ alert, predicting very heavy rainfall across several districts of Assam and parts of Meghalaya for two days.
The warning comes at a time when Assam is witnessing the first wave of flood this year due to incessant rain across the state in the last few days, Meghalaya had witnessed massive landslides.
According to official, the Brahmaputra was flowing over the red mark in Nematighat in Jorhat district, the Kopili in Kampur and Puthimari in Kamrup district have also breached the danger level.
Incessant rain across the state since the last few days has led to the first wave of floods affecting the people.
Due to the rising water in the rivers and continuous rainfall, large areas of farmlands have been inundated and it has left thousands of animals stranded.
According to ASDMA, 11,980 animals have been affected by the floods so far.
Silchar and Guwahati are struggling with urban flood and locals are blaming the poor drainage system and lack of maintenance are the reasons for their sufferings.
An orange alert has been sounded for heavy rain and thunderstorms in northeast India for the next three days
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