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Assam flood toll crosses fifty mark
Times of India··23 Jul
Assam's flood death toll crossed 50 on July 23 with about 100 people reported missing in Sivasagar alone. Eight lakh people across 16 districts were affected after a Nagaland cloudburst and heavy upstream rain inundated Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma toured worst-hit areas and announced Rs 4 lakh ex gratia for each deceased.
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What It Means For You
- Families in Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat should follow relief camp advisories as villages remain cut off.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced Rs 4 lakh ex gratia for families of the deceased.
- Marooned residents may receive drone-delivered supplies where boats cannot reach flooded localities.
What's Happening
- Assam's flood toll crossed 50 on July 23 with about 100 people reported missing in Sivasagar alone.
- Eight lakh people across 16 districts were affected after a Nagaland cloudburst and heavy upstream rain.
- Sivasagar alone reported 20 deaths in 24 hours while 273 relief camps sheltered over 12,000 displaced people.
Cloudburst In Nagaland Swells Assam Rivers
- Army, NDRF, SDRF and Assam Police rescued more than 6,000 people from Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat and Sivasagar.
- Brahmaputra and tributaries Buridihing and Dhansiri flowed above danger levels at multiple sites.
- IMD issued a yellow alert warning thunderstorms and heavy rain could worsen conditions over four days.
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