3 Killed, around 25,000 Affected in India's Assam Floods
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Incessant rainfall followed by flash floods wreaked havoc in India's northeastern state of Assam inundating low-lying areas and washing away roads, officials said Sunday.
The floods hit six districts, killing three people and affecting around 25,000 people in the affected areas.
Officials said torrential rains washed away a portion of a road in the Haflong area in Dima Hasao district while the public works department road connecting Hojai and West Karbi Anglong districts were inundated with floodwaters in Hojai district on Saturday, Xinhua reported.
Reports said several roads, bridges and irrigation canals were also damaged in Lakhimpur and Nagaon districts.
According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), three people including a woman were killed in a landslide in the Haflong area in the Dima Hasao district.
"Ninety-four villages in six districts have been affected by the floods," ASDMA in a statement said. "The floodwater has affected 24,681 people and damaged the crop area of 1,732.72 hectares."
Authorities have deployed army, paramilitary forces and disaster response forces along with fire and emergency services in the flood-hit areas to carry out relief and rescue operations.
Floods are an annual occurrence in Assam during the monsoon season.
