-PTI/ Newsclick.in Ten more people have died in the past 24 hours due to floods and landslides in the state. Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Saturday with the death count rising to 118 and Silchar town in Cachar district submerged for the sixth straight day, officials said. Ten more people have died in the past 24 hours -- two each from Barpeta, Dhubri, Karimganj and Udalguri districts and one...
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Assam flood situation grim, 54.5 lakh hit, 12 fresh deaths
-PTI/ The Telegraph Altogether 3658 persons were evacuated with the help of 276 boats across the state by NDRF, SDRF and other agencies. The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday with over 54.5 lakh people still affected and 12 fresh deaths reported, officials said. The toll due to the flood since mid-May is now 101, they said. Brahmaputra and Barak Rivers along with its tributaries are in spate in most of the...
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-Down to Earth Average River water temperatures may rise 7°C in summer by 2070-2100 Climate change may turn India’s Rivers into hostile environments for aquatic life by 2070-2100, scientists warned in a new study. River water temperatures may increase during the period and dissolved oxygen levels may decrease, the study published in Scientific Reports has predicted. Under a high-emissions scenario, average River water temperatures are expected to climb 7 degrees Celsius in summer, reaching...
More »42 Dead As Floods Hit 32 Assam Districts, Meghalaya Loses Highways Link - Arun Nair
-NDTV.com Northeast floods: Lower Assam has been one of the worst-hit with five major Rivers flowing above danger level. Guwahati: The flood situation in the Northeast looks grim with Assam and Meghalaya emerging as the worst-hit. At least 42 people have died and nearly 40 lakh have been affected in both the states. * Assam has been reeling under devastating floods with 32 of the northeastern state's 33 districts now inundated by floods....
More »Off to school through swirling waters -Abdul Latheef Naha
-The Hindu Lack of bridge across the Chaliyar hits tribal students in Kerala Malappuram: Dozens of children from four marooned tribal hamlets in the jungle across the Chaliyar River at Munderi near Nilambur in Kerala are risking their lives to reach schools every day. They have been forced to use bamboo rafts to cross the River since two bridges were washed away in the floods that devastated one of the hamlets in...
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