Assam flood scene grim, one washed away
One person was drowned and seven embankments were washed away as the flood situation in Assam remained grim on Sunday even as the army used speedboats and helicopters for rescue and relief operations.
By PTI |
ASSAM : One person was drowned and seven embankments were washed away as the flood situation in Assam remained grim on Sunday even as the army used speedboats and helicopters for rescue and relief operations.
The body of one Jahidul Islam was found at Pubkonia village under Rangiya subdivision after the swollen Puthimari submerged at least 50 villages having a population of nearly 50,000 last night, official sources said.
The army used speedboats and helicopters as a full scale rescue and relief operation was launched in lower Assam.
The road link with the rest of the country -- National Highway 31 -- was under sheets of water at Rangiya bringing vehicular traffic to a grinding halt. The situation was grim in other districts as well.
Chief Conservator of Forest (wildlife) B S Bonal said over 50 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park has been submerged.
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Traffic movement on the adjoining National Highway have been regulated to avoid accidents as the animals tend to migrate from the park to the higher places in Karbi Anglong district by crossing the road, he said. Download
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