-The Times of India NEW DELHI: As the monsoon prepares to recede, India faces a mammoth recovery task from the worst floods in a decade. Over 3.4 crore people across 280 districts have been affected by floods that left more than 1,000 dead. Very preliminary estimates indicate that over 3 lakh hectares of crops, mainly paddy, have been destroyed. Over 8 lakh homes, mostly kachcha units have been damaged or destroyed. An...
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Flood situation improves in Assam, five districts still affected
-PTI GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Monday, although 1.25 lakh people in five districts of the state are still reeling under it. According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 1.25 lakh people remain affected currently in Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon, Karbi Anglong and Golaghat districts. Till Sunday, 1.6 lakh people were suffering due to the third wave of floods across six districts of the...
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-The Times of India GUWAHATI: Crippled by three waves of devastating flood, Assam on Wednesday appealed to China to share hydrological data of Brahmaputra river, which flows through Tibet, with India to help state prepare for the oncoming disaster in advance. State education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that according to central government, China for "mysterious reasons" has not shared the hydrological data. "We appeal to China to share the data. We...
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-PTI 10 more dead; toll mounts to 82 The flood situation in Uttar Pradesh remained alarming on Tuesday with reports of 10 more deaths, taking the toll to 82 in the current wave of floods in the State. “As many as 2,855 villages in 25 districts are inundated affecting a population of over 22 lakh,” the Relief Commissioner’s office said here, citing a flood report as on Monday. It said that around 50,000 people...
More »88 more die in floods in Bihar, UP and Assam
-PTI Situation improves in West Bengal with absence of major rainfall. Patna/ Guwahati/ Kolkata/ Lucknow: Floods continued to wreak havoc in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam which reported 88 more deluge-related deaths on Sunday, while West Bengal heaved a sigh of relief in the absence of major rainfall. The death toll in Bihar floods rose from 202 to 253. About 1.26 crore people are grappling with the flooding in 18 districts of the...
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