GUWAHATI/IMPHAL/AGARTALA/AIZAWL: The death toll in floods across the northeast rose to 17 on Saturday, with three more dead in Assam and one more dead in Manipur in the last 24 hours. Though the situation has improved slightly across Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura , the first wave of floods across Assam took a turn for the worse taking the total death toll to six in the state.Even though the flood has remained confined to seven districts, 4.25 lakh people have been affected across the districts of Hojai, Karbi Anglong East, Karbi Anglong West, Golaghat, Karimganj, Hailakandi and Cachar spread across central Assam, upper Assam and the Barak valley. Till Friday, 3,86,570 people have been affected, with over one lakh displaced having taken shelter in 213 relief camps across the seven districts.With Brahmaputra and Barak rivers along with their tributaries in spate, 3,292 hectare of cropland area has been left inundated with a large number of livestock, involving a total 2,18,925 of big, small and poultry hit by the deluge.According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) Brahmaputra at Matighat in Jorhat district, Dhansiri river at Numaligarh in Golaghat district, Jia Bharali river in Sonitpur district, Kopili river at Kampur in Nagaon, Barak river at AP Ghat in Cachar district, Badarpurghat in Cachar, Katakhal at Matizuri in Hailakandi district and Kushiyara in Karimganj districts were flowing above danger level.ASDMA officials said 340 marooned persons have been evacuated by the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel from Karimganj, Hailakandi and Cachar districts. A total of 15 boats have been deployed in these districts for rescue operations. Train services between Guwahati, Silchar and Agartala remain suspended for the third consecutive day now following tracks damaged by landslides along the Lumding-Badarpur railway section. At least 13 trains connecting Silchar, Guwahati and Agartala have been cancelled."Restoration work is still in progress near Bandarkhal (along the Lumding-Badarpur section) and services will remain suspended till the tracks are restored. We will notify about any fresh cancellation of trains," Northeast Frontier Railway CPRO Pranav Jyoti Sharma said. ASDMA said landslides have also been reported from Kamakhya Nursery, Birubari, Nizarapar and Kahilipara areas of the city, but there has been no damage to life and property.In Manipur, one RA Zimik (69) died after he was swept away by the current of the Ashezah river in Ukhrul district on Friday, taking the death toll to seven in the state. His body was retrieved from the river in the afternoon, local sources said. Large tracts of settlements and agricultural lands in the five valley districts of Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Bishnupur and Kakching are still under water. However, the water level of most of the major rivers have receded.In Tripura, the situation improved substantially on Saturday, with water receding from the plains. The water level of most rivers has also gone down as there has not been much rainfall in the state in the last 24 hours, disaster management officials stated.More than 1.25 lakh people have been affected in the floods across the state.Revenue secretary Manoj Kumar has been deputed to oversee the disaster management work in Unakoti district which has been the worst affected in the floods this year. The state government sent 10 state civil service officers last night to deal with the emergency and monitor the situation in Kailashahar and Kumarghat. All local legislators and elected representatives have been requested to visit the affected localities and extend all possible help to the administration in its relief operation."Though water level of the rivers has gone down now, localities in the northern fringes along the Indo-Bangladesh border remain waterlogged. More than 13,000 people across the district are still in the relief camps. Though road communication from Kailashahar to Dharmanagar and Kumarghat was restored, it has been disrupted once again due to landslides along the National Highway between Manu and Ambassa," Monoj Kumar said. He added that the entire administration has been working on war-footing to ensure supply of food, medicines, water and sanitary items in the relief camps. Special medical teams are also conducting camps in the affected areas and reconstruction of damaged roads has already begun.However, displaced people cannot return to their homes yet because water sources and toilets have been destroyed in the floods. Open water sources like ponds and wells have also become heavily contaminated. The drinking water and sanitary department and health officials have been directed to undertake preventive measures to control the spread of waterborne diseases, the chief minister's secretariat said.CM Biplab Deb spent a long time in Unakoti, Khowai and North Tripura - districts worst hit by the flood - on Friday. He has directed officials to take action against the sub divisional magistrates of Kailashahar and Kumarghat and a commandant of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) for their negligence in the disaster management work.More than 300 volunteers of NDRF, Assam Rifles, BSF and TSR have been working to help people and restore services in all the affected areas. The administration has also taken steps to strengthen river embankments across the state. With the Met office predicting that heavy rain is unlikely on Sunday, the state can breathe a sigh of relief for now.The situation has also improved in Mizoram with the water level of the rivers Tlawng and Langkaih receding, officials said. Disaster management and rehabilitation department officials said 500 families have been displaced and many houses continue to remain under water. The Aizawl to Lunglei (via Thenzawl) road was also blocked at Mualthuam village in Lunglei district for a few hours by a landslide near near Ramlaitui triggered by the rain. The blockade was later cleared by PWD officials.

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