The flood situation have slightly improved in Assam on Sunday, the officials said. As of now, the floods have claimed as many as 84 lives with five deaths reported on Sunday.
At least 24 districts of the state are still in drowned in water.
The state has been predicted to receive heavy rain till 21 July and a red alert for the same has been issued. Not only humans, but also the wildlife has greatly been affected by the heavy rains. According to the officials, 108 wild animals have died at Kaziranga National Park.
As per the disaster management authorities, over 27 lakh people and 2,678 villages are hit by the floods with Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Darrang and Baksa being the worst affected areas.
“A total of 27,63,719 people and 1,16,404.01 hectares of crop area had been affected by the floods.” a Flood Report issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said.
“The government has so far opened 649 relief camps that are currently providing relief to 47,465 people. 181 boats have been deployed and 511 persons have been evacuated,” it further added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the situation with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on phone. He also asked about the covid-19 situation in the state, Chief Minister Sonowal said.
Taking to his Twitter handle, Sonowal tweeted: “Hon”ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji took stock of the contemporary situation regarding #AssamFloods2020, #COVID19 and Baghjan Oil Well fire scenario over phone this morning. Expressing his concern and solidarity with the people, the PM assured all support to the state.”
