Assam: Over 3.17 lakh people affected by floods in 13 districts, toll rises to 119

The state is facing its third wave of floods this year.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 29, 2020 · 02:28 pm

Assam: One dead, over 2.25 lakh affected in third wave of floods

So far, 118 people have died due to flood-related incidents in Assam.

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· Sep 28, 2020 · 11:22 am

Assam floods: Toll rises to 104, deluge affects 1,771 villages in 21 districts

Flood waters damaged two embankments in Jorhat district and many roads in Chirang, Barpeta, Majuli and Goalpara districts.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 29, 2020 · 02:22 pm

What counts as a catastrophic flood in the Brahmaputra river basin now?

For some years now, devastating floods have become the new normal.

Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman

· Jul 29, 2020 · 09:00 am

Assam: 102 people killed in floods, 26 in landslides; Goalpara worst affected

As many as 129 animals have died so far at the Kaziranga National Park.

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· Jul 26, 2020 · 01:58 pm

Assam floods: Toll increases to 107, over 27 lakh people still affected

Meanwhile, nine rhinos are among the 108 wild animals that have died due to the floods at Kaziranga National Park in the state.

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· Jul 19, 2020 · 05:46 pm

Assam floods: Toll rises to 92 as seven more die; nearly 36 lakh people affected in 26 districts

As many as 66 animals at Kaziranga National Park, including two rhinos, have been killed.

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· Jul 16, 2020 · 12:01 pm

Assam floods: Toll rises to 59 with nine more deaths, 95% of Kaziranga National Park under water

A video journalist from a private news channel was on Tuesday attacked by a rhino that strayed out of the wildlife sanctuary.

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· Jul 15, 2020 · 12:21 pm

Assam: Toll in floods reaches 50 with six more deaths, authorities say situation likely to improve

The six deaths were reported from Lakhimpur, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Kamrup, Golaghat and Sivasagar districts of the state.

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· Jul 14, 2020 · 11:12 am

Assam: Flood situation improves but weather department predicts heavy rain; toll rises to 39

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority said around two lakh people have been affected by the deluge in 13 districts.

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· Jul 08, 2020 · 12:18 pm

Assam floods: Toll rises to 33 as six more die in four districts; over 14.95 lakh people affected

Heavy rainfall and flooding have also affected the ongoing efforts to control the fire at Oil India Limited’s natural gas well at Baghjan in Tinsukia district.

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· Jul 02, 2020 · 08:08 am

In pictures: ‘Mad floods’ amid a coronavirus lockdown in Assam’s Dibrugarh

The Brahmaputra spilled over its banks after days of relentless rain.

Arunabh Saikia

· Jun 29, 2020 · 07:52 pm