The flood situation in the Northeast remained critical y as the toll due to deluge and landslides triggered by heavy rain over the past few days rose to 36, while over 5.5 lakh remained affected across several states in the region.
In the current wave of floods and landslides across the northeastern region, Assam reported the highest number of fatalities at 11, followed by 10 in Arunachal Pradesh, six in Meghalaya, five in Mizoram, three in Sikkim and one in Tripura.
In Assam, more than 5.35 lakh people were affected by the deluge in 22 districts as the death toll increased by one to reach 11, while 15 rivers were flowing in a spate, an official bulletin said.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Lakhimpur district, among the worst-hit areas, and assured the affected people of all possible assistance.
The Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati has said that moderate rainfall is very likely to occur at most places of Assam, while heavy to very heavy rainfall has been predicted at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places.
Road, rail and ferry services remained affected in the state due to heavy rain in several areas.
An Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said 5,15,039 people in 65 revenue circles and 1,254 villages of 22 districts have been affected by floods.
The worst-hit district is Sribhumi where 1,94,172 people are reeling under the deluge, followed by Cachar district with 77,961 affected people and Nagaon with 67,880 flood-hit people.
One death was reported in the last 24 hours from Doboka revenue circle of Hojai district, taking the toll in floods and landslides to 11.
Two other persons, one each from Hailakandi and Dibrugarh, have been reported missing.
The number of affected people was more than four lakh in over 15 districts on Sunday.
A total of 165 relief camps are sheltering 31,212 displaced people, while another 157 relief distribution centres are also functional.
A crop area of 12,610 hectares has been inundated, while 94 animals have been washed away in the last 24 hours.
The Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level in Neamatighat and Tezpur, and Barak in Chota Bekra, Fulertal, AP Ghat and BP Ghat.
