Flood situation improves but heavy rain on radar

  • | Monday | 2nd July, 2018

It said rainfall ranging from heavy to extremely heavy at isolated places in Assam and Meghalaya is likely to continue till Thursday. As on Sunday, area of cropland under water has come down to 901 hectare from 1,101.18 hectare on Saturday. Lakhimpur is the worst hit, with over 31,000 people reeling in floods, followed by 28,807 in Charaideo. GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam showed further sign of improvement with the affected population coming down to 63,315 on Sunday across five districts - Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Charaideo and Karimganj.On Saturday, there were 67,449 people affected by the deluge in these districts. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority, Desang river in Sivasagar, Dhansiri river in Golaghat and Jia Bharali river in Sonitpur district are still flowing above danger level since Saturday.With the water level rising and the Met office forecasting heavy rainfall, officials said the prospect of increase in flood intensity in the coming days looms large.

GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam showed further sign of improvement with the affected population coming down to 63,315 on Sunday across five districts - Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Charaideo and Karimganj.On Saturday, there were 67,449 people affected by the deluge in these districts. As on Sunday, area of cropland under water has come down to 901 hectare from 1,101.18 hectare on Saturday. No casualty was reported from the affected districts.However, northeast states are likely to experience widespread rainfall with a significant increase in intensity expected in the next four to five days, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC).An RMC statement on Sunday said the axis of the monsoon trough at mean sea level currently passes through Firozpur, Meerut, Lucknow, Muzaffarpur, Purnea, Guwahati and eastwards to east Nagaland.It said heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated extremely heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya is likely on Monday, while in Arunachal Pradesh isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places between Sunday and Monday. It said rainfall ranging from heavy to extremely heavy at isolated places in Assam and Meghalaya is likely to continue till Thursday. Isolated heavy rainfall is likely to hit Nagaland after Sunday and between Tuesday and Thursday in Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura In the last 24 hours, Assam and Meghalaya has experienced widespread rainfall.Till Friday, the first wave of flood that hit the state on June 12 claimed 32 lives, including three deaths due to landslides in Dima Hasao district. Lakhimpur is the worst hit, with over 31,000 people reeling in floods, followed by 28,807 in Charaideo. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority, Desang river in Sivasagar, Dhansiri river in Golaghat and Jia Bharali river in Sonitpur district are still flowing above danger level since Saturday.With the water level rising and the Met office forecasting heavy rainfall, officials said the prospect of increase in flood intensity in the coming days looms large.

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