-Scroll.in Residents of Hojai and Nagaon districts said a dam upstream caused the waters of the Kopili river to swell abruptly. For at least a week, all of Janghal Block village in Assam’s Hojai district was under water. After heavy pre-monsoon rains, the nearby Kopili river – a tributary of the Brahmaputra – had been in full spate. On May 15, the river waters entered the village. As it flooded homes, residents of...
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Assam: Cops, civil administration demolish houses after arson -Umanand Jaiswal
-The Telegraph Police action on ‘encroachers’ after custody death protest turns violent Guwahati: Police and the civil administration demolished the homes of five people with bulldozers in a minority-dominated locality of Assam’s Nagaon district on Sunday, a day after a local police station had been burnt down by people protesting an alleged custody death. Among the houses razed in Chalnabori was that of Safiqul Islam, 39, who allegedly died in police custody. The...
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-PTI/ The Telegraph According to ASDMA report, four people drown in Kampur revenue circle of Nagaon Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Sunday with six more persons, including two children, losing their lives and nearly 7.2 lakh people coming under the impact of the deluge across 22 districts. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), four persons drowned in Kampur revenue circle of Nagaon...
More »9 Die In Assam Floods, Over 6 Lakh Affected Across 27 Districts: 10 Facts -Ratnadip Choudhury
-NDTV.com Villages along the Brahmaputra, one of the world's largest rivers, are flooded as water level rose following heavy rains Guwahati: More than 6.6 lakh people spread over 27 districts of Assam, have been hit by the floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains in the state. Nine people have died. Here are the Top 10 points in this big story: 1. More than 48,000 people have been shifted to 248 relief camps. 2. Hojai and Cachar...
More »Eight persons killed, lakhs hit by floods and landslides in Assam -Umanand Jaiswal
-The Telegraph There is no respite in sight with the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre in Guwahati predicting rain in the region till May 21 Guwahati: Flood and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Assam have led to the death of eight people over the past 48 hours and snapped rail link to South Assam, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura because of “unprecedented” damage caused by landslip and waterlogging on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section...
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