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Assam villagers rescue over 1,000 stranded people
The Times of India··3 Aug
More than 1,000 people stranded in Assam's Sivasagar district were rescued by local residents using boats in the Nepali Khuti area. Rescuers from four to five nearby villages abandoned their own flooded homes to save others as waters rose rapidly. Floods affect five districts with 1,36,203 people impacted and three deaths reported in Sivasagar.
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What It Means For You
- Residents of Sivasagar and nearby districts should note five Assam districts remain flood-affected with 1,36,203 people impacted.
- Farmers can track that 15,422 hectares of agricultural land stay inundated with extensive crop damage reported.
- Communities facing rising waters may rely on local boat rescues when official teams are stretched across multiple villages.
What's Happening
- More than 1,000 people stranded in Assam's Sivasagar district were rescued by local residents using boats.
- Rescuers from four to five villages in the Nepali Khuti area abandoned their own flooded homes to save others.
- Floods affect five districts including Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Charaideo and Dhemaji, with three deaths in Sivasagar.
Nepali Khuti Neighbours Launch Boat Rescues
- Official figures show 335 villages and 21 revenue circles affected across the five districts.
- Assam minister Pijush Hazarika visited Demow and Nazira constituencies to review relief measures.
- Two people remain missing in Sivasagar while no urban areas are currently flooded according to officials.
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