The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday with over 54.5 lakh people still affected and 12 fresh deaths reported, officials said. The toll due to the flood since mid-May is now 101, they said. Let us take a look at some of the images:
Brahmaputra and Barak rivers along with its tributaries are in spate in most of the affected districts and vast tracts of land remained inundated in 32 of the total 36 districts in the state. (PTI Photo)
The Barak Valley districts – Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj were severely hit by the rising water of Barak and Kushiara rivers. (PTI Photo)
The worst affected districts are Barpeta where 11,29,390 are affected, followed by Kamrup with 7,89,496, Dhubri with 5,97,153 and Nagaon with 5,03,450 people in the flood. (PTI Photo)
Urban flooding was reported from Cachar, Darrang, Goalpara, Karimganj and Morigaon. (PTI Photo)
The devastating floods caused by incessant rainfall has affected 112 revenue circles and 4941 villages forcing 2,71,125 people to take shelter in 845 relief camps. (PTI Photo)
Aerial view of the flood-affected area as seen by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during his survey, in Silchar. (PTI Photo)
A woman with children rows a raft made from banana trees toward a safer area from the flooded village of Tarabari, in Assam. (AP Photo)
A flood-affected man moves his cattle to a safer place through a flooded field after heavy rains in Nagaon district, Assam. (Reuters Photo)
The flood has damaged 218 roads and 20 bridges, besides breaching two embankments in Kamrup district. (PTI Photo)
