Photos: Assam flood situation worsens, 253,000 people affected

With the incessant monsoon rains during the past few days, the flood situation in Assam is worsening each passing day with 704 villages in 16 districts being inundated, affecting over 253,000 people.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the Deputy Commissioners of all the affected districts to address the needs of the flood-hit people urgently while also adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols.

A bridge en route to Baghjan, around 550 km east of Guwahati, was damaged due to the floods and the Chief Minister has asked to build a bailey bridge for unimpeded movement of emergency services.

Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials said that the flood-hit districts are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Udalguri, Darrang, Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, and Tinsukia.

"Over 253,000 people affected by the floods and over 11,765 hectares of crop were badly affected due to the floods. Around 19,000 people took shelter in 142 relief camps," an ASDMA official said.

The official said that in the current wave of floods, one person died in Dibrugarh district while in the first wave of floods from May 22 claimed 15 lives in different districts of Assam.

The National Disaster Response Force, Assam State Disaster Response Force personnel, along with local administrations, are continuously working to rescue the affected people and rendering the relief services to the marooned villagers.

A motorist rides through a flooded street after heavy rain, at Chandmari in Guwahati.

A one-horned Rhinoceros wades through the floodwater inside the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in Morigaon district.

SDRF personnel and local residents conducting search operations for the missing tea tribe community man in tea garden water chanel, at Bokuloni in Dibrugarh.

Elephants grazing in flood water in Morigaon district.

A flood affected woman uses hand pump as a girl drinks water in flood water in Morigaon district.

People move to safer place in a boat after floodwater enters the town in Dibrugarh.

One-horned Rhinos wade through flooded Kaziranga National Park following incessant rain, in Nagaon district.

Assam, June 25 (ANI): A vehicle wades as floodwater enters the town in Dibrugarh on Thursday. (ANI Photo)

A woman carrying drinking water wade through flooded water, in Morigaon district.

A cattle wade through the floodwater at Morigaon district.

Water Pumps being put into service to flush out water from the flooded locality of Anil Nagar after a heavy shower in Guwahati.

Flood-affected villagers on their way to the shelters at Morigaon district.

People look on after a portion of a broken bridge in due to flood following heavy torrential rains, in Tinsukia district.

A view of the flooded All India Radio office following heavy monsoon rainfall in Dibrugarh.

People along with their cattle take shelter at highlands as flood water enters their village in Morigaon

Assam, June 26 (ANI): A motorist rides through a flooded street after heavy rain, at Zoo Road in Guwahati on Friday. (ANI Photo)