Photos: Floods wreak havoc in Assam, 15 dead, over 40 lakh affected
Updated On Jul 16, 2019 02:39 PM IST
Authorities in Assam declared a red alert Monday as the flood situation in the state turned critical, with villages cut off by surging waters and a major highway submerged. The officials warned that the current death toll of 15 could rise as they scramble to reach the affected communities. 30 of the 33 districts in the state have been submerged. Moreover, at least 17 animals have died due to rain-related incidents since last week in and around the state’s Kaziranga National Park.
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Men clear a tree from the flooded Manas river, following heavy rainfall in Baksa district of Assam. Heavy rainfall has submerged 30 of the 33 districts in the state. The death toll has reached 15 so far. As residents struggle to shift to safer places, rescue operations are underway to manage the calamity. (David Talukdar / AFP)
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A woman carries her sick son on a boat in the flood-affected Burha Burhi village, east of Guwahati. The Brahmaputra has been rising menacingly above the danger level across the state, swelling up in Guwahati and overflowing its bank in the Uzan Bazar area. (Anupam Nath / AP)
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A family marooned on the top of a hut in the flood-hit locality of Panikhaiti in Kamrup district. Altogether, 42.87 lakh people in 4,157 villages are reeling under the impact of the floods that have submerged 1,53,211 hectares of farm land in 30 districts, according to the daily report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). (PTI)
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A girl carries drinking water through flood waters at Pabhokathi village in Morigaon district. The ASDMA report said embankments, roads, bridges, culverts and other infrastructure have been damaged at in Sonitpur, Golaghat, Jorhat, Baksa, Dibrugarh, Nalbari, Hojai, Morigaon, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Nagaon, Kamrup, Barpeta, Dhubri, Majuli, Karimganj, Sivasagar, Hailakandi and South Salmara districts. (Biju Boro / AFP)
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Women wade through flood water at a village following heavy rains, near Kaziranga National Park. At least 17 animals have died due to rain-related incidents since last week in and around the park. Over 95% area of the park is submerged though the water has started receding. A special rhino protection force has also been deployed in vulnerable locations of the park. (PTI)
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A one-horned rhinoceros wades through flood waters at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in Morigaon district. Around 70% of the 46 sq km area at the sanctuary has also been inundated, forcing one-horned rhinos to venture into the nearby highlands, a forest official said. (PTI)
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Villagers transport food grains and animals on a boat in Burha Burhi village, east of Guwahati. Describing the fury of floods, Robin Karmakar, a farmer, said, “Everything is gone. Five gahori (pigs), 16-17 hens and cots. There was little time to pick up stuff.” (Anupam Nath / AP)
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Women collect drinking water from a hand-pump in a flooded village of Morigaon district. The district is one of the worst affected by the floods. Army and paramilitary personnel have been deployed across the state for rescue and relief operations and makeshift shelter camps have been set up, while the airforce is on standby, Keshab Mahanta, Assam’s water resources minister, said. (PTI)
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Villagers shift to safer places from a flooded village of Morigaon district. A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) release said the force has rescued more than 2,500 people from flood-affected areas in Baksa, Morigaon, Golaghat, Barpeta and Kamrup districts since July 11. (PTI)
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