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Flood waters continue to recede in Assam; one dead

Floods claim 7 more lives in Assam; 15 lakh people hit by deluge

11:40 pm July 1, 2020

Guwahati : Seven more people were killed in floods and related incidents across Assam, where around 15 lakh people have been affected by the deluge with embankments, roads, bridges, and many other infrastructure damaged at various places, a government report said on Wednesday. Thirty three people have lost their lives in the floods and 24 in […]

Flood situation in Assam improves, 1 more dead

11:34 pm May 31, 2020

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved on Sunday even as one more person lost his life and over 2.5 lakh people are still suffering in the deluge across three districts. According to a daily report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), a person was killed at Matia in Goalpara district, taking the […]

Assam turns into battleground amid anti-CAB protests

6:30 pm December 11, 2019

Guwahati: Tens of thousands of protesters against CAB descended on the streets of Assam on Wednesday, clashing with police and plunging the state into chaos of a magnitude unseen since the violent 6-year movement by students that ended with the signing of the Assam accord. Though no party or student body has called a shutdown, […]

2 more districts flooded in Assam; 1.95 lakh affected

Death toll in Assam floods reaches 82

8:38 pm July 28, 2019

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim with the toll touching 82 on Sunday, following the death of one more person in Barpeta district. A population of 21.68 lakh of 1,716 villages in 56 revenue circles of the state is affected by the deluge. Besides Barpeta, the 17 other affected districts are Dhemaji, Sonitpur, […]

Flood situation in Assam remains grave

7:30 pm July 12, 2019

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to be grave on Friday with more than half of the districts submerged by waters of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries, leading to the death of three persons and affecting 4.23 lakh people. The swirling flood waters have forced the railway authority to control train services due […]

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