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Disasters triggered over half million internal displacements in India in 2023: Report

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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India experienced over half a million internal displacements due to floods, storms, earthquakes, and other disasters in 2023, a sharp dip from around 2.5 million displacements in 2022, according to a global report released on Tuesday.

Deadly floods left behind a trail of destruction in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand last year. The glacial lake outburst flood in Sikkim in October 2023 led to the collapse of a hydroelectric dam, killed more than 100 people, and affected more than 88,000.

In Delhi, identified as a “flood displacement hotspot”, the Yamuna River overflowed after heavy rains on July 9, 2023, prompting authorities to evacuate residents from their homes.

The report by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said around 27,000 displacements in the national capital.

On July 9, Delhi recorded 153 mm of rainfall in just 24 hours, the highest single-day rainfall since July 25, 1982.

Overall, South Asia reported around 3.7 million internal displacements in 2023, with disasters causing 3.6 million, the lowest figure since 2018.

Researchers attributed the decline in displacements due to disasters partly to the El Nino event, which brought below-average rainfall during the monsoon and a weaker cyclone season.

However, floods and storms continued to displace people, often in the same areas.

At 3,52,000, India’s flood displacement figure was the lowest since 2008, with the largest event triggering about 91,000 displacements in Assam in June, affecting 20 districts.

Cyclone Biparjoy, which formed in the Arabian Sea in early June, led to widespread flooding across Gujarat and Rajasthan, causing 105,000 displacements as it moved inland.

Cyclone Mocha, the largest disaster displacement event of 2023 in South Asia, triggered 1.3 million displacements in Bangladesh, mainly in Cox’s Bazar district.

Forecasting and early warnings allowed authorities to initiate emergency procedures before Mocha’s landfall, aiding pre-emptive evacuations from densely populated areas.

The IDMC said South Asia’s cyclone season was less intense in 2023 than in previous years because of El Nino, but storms still triggered 1.8 million movements, about half of the region’s disaster displacements.

Government-led pre-emptive evacuations accounted for at least three-quarters of this figure.

According to the report, disasters triggered 26.4 million displacements in 2023, the third highest annual total in the last 10 years.

No country is immune to disaster displacement, said Alexandra Bilak, the director of IDMC.

“But we can see a difference in how displacement affects people in countries that prepare and plan for its impacts and those that don’t. Those that look at the data and make prevention, response and long-term development plans that consider displacement fare far better,” she said.

Extreme weather events such as floods and heatwaves are becoming more frequent and are projected to increase manifold in India in the future due to climate change, according to a 2022 report by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar.

The increase in the concentration of heat-trapping greenhouse gases has heightened instability in the atmosphere, leading to increased convective activity thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy rain events.

According to meteorologists, cyclonic storms are intensifying rapidly and retaining their intensity for longer durations due to global warming.

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California faces new flood risk, potential tornadoes

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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A category 2 atmospheric river is unspooling across California, according to the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, bringing the risk of severe thunderstorms — including tornadoes — in the state’s Central Valley, including Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto and Roseville.

The storm may also bring new flooding concerns for areas around Los Angeles and San Diego. The National Weather Service forecasts two to five inches (5.1 cm to 12.7 cm) of rain through Wednesday morning — and up to 8 inches in the mountains. As much as three feet of snow is possible in elevations exceeding 7,500 feet.

For central parts of the state, the greatest risk of an “isolated tornado” is Monday afternoon and night, the US Storm Prediction Center said. There is a flood warning up across the Central Valley to the coast north of the Bay Area. In addition there are wide areas under high wind warnings and deep snow is forecast for the Sierra Nevada. Avalanches are likely.

In other weather news:

US: From Feb. 24 to 28, the odds are high that the central US, including Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas and Houston, will be warmer than normal, according to the Climate Prediction Center. The East Coast will be seasonal and the West Coast a touch colder than normal. The warmth will likely spread to the East Coast, including New York City, from Feb. 26 to March 3, according to the agency.

Jet stream: On Feb. 17, the National Weather Service office in Washington-Baltimore recorded its second strongest upper level wind. A weather balloon between 34,000 to 35,000 feet encountered winds of 265 miles per hour (426 km per hour), according to a social media post. This year the jet stream has unleashed some harsh weather in Europe. Winter storms Isha and Jocelyn, benefited from the boost.

Australia: Northern Australia is seeing rain and floods along the path of ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln, Miriam Bradbury, a forecaster with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said. There is a chance Lincoln could re-intensify into a tropical cyclone late this week. The storm is currently centered over the Western Australia-Northern Territory border and dragging in moisture from the tropics, she said. By Thursday, it will go back out over the Indian Ocean. As it does it will run down the Kimberley Coast and this could lead to a second landfall at cyclone strength this weekend. Meanwhile, across Western Australia record heat continues. All-time records were set in Carnarvon — 49.9C — and Shark Bay — 49.8C, said Dean Narramore, a forecaster with the bureau.

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Britain hit by flooding after heavy rain swells major rivers

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Major rivers across Britain were flooded on Friday after heavy rain, with the government issuing more than 300 flood warnings, travel operators announcing serious disruption and around 1,000 homes suffering damage so far.

A succession of storms in recent weeks meant prolonged rainfall that started on Thursday fell on saturated ground and quickly caused already-swollen rivers and waterways to burst their banks across England and Wales.

The River Trent in central England flooded, prompting the local authority to declare a major incident. London’s fire service said it had to escort around 50 people to safety late on Thursday after a canal in the east of the capital overflowed.

“We have woken up to, as many people will see, to a very wet situation across the country,” Caroline Douglass, the director in charge of flood management at the Environment Agency, told the BBC.

Douglass said around 1,000 homes had so far been flooded. Great Western Railways said its lines in three parts of the south of the country were closed. Roads in the worst affected areas were also closed.

More rain was forecast for Friday, albeit not at the same intensity as seen overnight, with drier weather expected to follow.

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Gujarat rains: Red alert in 5 districts, Mumbai-Ahmedabad train traffic resumes as Narmada water level drops

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red and orange alert, predicting very heavy rainfall in parts of Gujarat on Monday. The areas on red alert include Aravalli, Khera, Panchmahal, Dahod and Mahisagar. Meanwhile, an orange alert was issued in Sabar Kantha, Mahesena, Ahmedabad and Vodadara.

Other regions which are likely to witness moderate rain are Junagarh, Porbandar, Gir Somnath, Gandhinagar, Patan, Sabarkantha, Khera, Anand, Dahod, Chhota Udepur, Bharuch, Narmada, Surat, Tapi, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Morbi, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Amreli, Botad, Bhavnagar, Kutch and in Diu.

A flood-like situation was also witnessed in several parts of the state. In the Anand district, a team of fire brigade rescued five people trapped in floodwater after the water from the Mahisagar River entered the fields late at night.

#WATCH | Anand, Gujarat: A team of Fire Brigade rescued five people trapped in floodwater after the water from the Mahisagar River entered the fields late at night. (17.09) pic.twitter.com/NY20BaQy8l

— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2023

Meanwhile, Narmada river’s water level crossed the danger mark in the Bharuch district. However, the water receded around noon on Monday. Train traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route resumed slowly around Monday noon nearly 12 hours after it was halted when the Narmada river was flowing above the danger mark between Bharuch and Ankleshwar stations in Gujarat, Western Railway said.

“The railway traffic over the Narmada River bridge has resumed and trains are being operated slowly with caution,” Western Railway’s Chief PRO Sumit Thakur told PTI.

The operation of trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route between Bharuch and Ankleshwar stations under the Vadodara division stopped after Narmada river waters surged above the danger mark at brigade no. 502 at around 11:50 pm on Sunday.

Earlier in the day, team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conducted floodwater rescue operations and safely evacuated 16 people. Heavy rainfall in Bharuch also caused waterlogging in the city.

#WATCH | Bharuch, Gujarat: A team of NDRF conducts floodwater rescue operations and safely evacuates 16 people: NDRF

(Video source: NDRF) pic.twitter.com/1uKlEWuw1n

— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2023

Bharuch Collector Tushar Sumera told news agency ANI that the situation is now under control. “From the last two days, the level of the Narmada river on the Golden Bridge is hovering around 40-41ft. Still, it is 40ft and there are chances for its reduction. Wherever there was water, it has now receded. 5,700 people are shifted already. By and large, the situation is under control,” he said.

Besides, several villages along the Tapi River were put on alert after heavy rains lashed the regions in the last two days. According to an official, “more than four lakh cusec of water was received due to heavy rains in the past two days”.

PG Vasava, executive engineer, Ukai Dam, was quoted by ANI as saying, “Keeping in mind the upstream, 15 gates of the Ukai Dam were opened and 1,98,000 cusec water is being released.” The news agency also posted visuals from the Ukai Dam built over the Tapi River where 15 gates were opened to release water.

#WATCH | Gujarat: “More than four lakh cusec of water was received due to heavy rains in the past two days. Keeping in mind the upstream, 15 gates of the Ukai Dam were opened & 1 lakh 98 thousand cusec water is being released. Several villages along the Tapi River were put on… pic.twitter.com/46WKvBRJ55

— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2023

Subsequently, Sardar Sarovar Dam built on the Narmada River had its water level reduced by 10 lakh cusecs after the water was released by opening 23 gates of the dam.

#WATCH | Narmada, Gujarat: Sardar Sarovar Dam built on the Narmada River had its water level reduced by 10 lakh cusecs after the water was released by opening 23 gates of the dam. pic.twitter.com/8jdOqmhkk3

— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2023

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Deaths due to floods in Libya cross 5,100

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The death toll from flooding that hit the eastern Libyan city of Derna reached more than 5,000 and was expected to rise further, a local health official said Wednesday, as authorities struggled to get aid to the coastal city where thousands remained missing and tens of thousands were homeless.

Aid workers who managed to reach the city, which was cut off Sunday night when flash floods washed away most of the access roads, described devastation in the city’s centre, where search and rescue teams combed shattered apartment buildings for bodies and retrieved floating bodies offshore.

“Bodies are everywhere, inside houses, in the streets, at sea. Wherever you go, you find dead men, women, and children,” Emad al-Falah, an aid worker from Benghazi, said over the phone from Derna. “Entire families were lost.”

Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding in many towns of eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna. As the storm pounded the coast Sunday, residents said they heard loud explosions when the dams outside the city collapsed. Floodwaters washed down Wadi Derna, a river running from the mountains through the city and into the sea.

“The city of Derna was submerged by waves 7 metres high that destroyed everything in their path,” Yann Fridez, head of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Libya, told broadcaster France24. “The human toll is enormous.”

Derna lies on a narrow coastal plain on the Mediterranean under steep mountains running along the coast. Only two roads from the south remain usable, and they involve a long, winding route through the mountains.

Aid teams with some supplies managed to get in that way, but local emergency workers otherwise were relying on whatever equipment they already had on hand. Collapsed bridges split the city centre, further hampering movements.

Ossama Ali, a spokesman for the Ambulance and Emergency Centre in eastern Libya, said at least 5,100 deaths were recorded in Derna, along with around 100 others elsewhere in eastern Libya. More than 7,000 people were injured in the city, most receiving treatment in field hospitals that authorities and aid agencies set up, he told The Associated Press by phone on Wednesday.

The number of deaths is likely to increase since search and rescue teams are still collecting bodies from the streets, buildings and the sea, he said.

At least 30,000 people in Derna were displaced by the flooding, the UN migration agency said. The damage is so extensive that the city is almost inaccessible for humanitarian aid workers, the International Organisation for Migration said.

The startling devastation pointed to the storm’s intensity, but also Libya’s vulnerability. The country is divided by rival governments, one in the east, the other in the west, and the result has been neglect of infrastructure in many areas.

“This is a disaster of every sense of the word,” a wailing survivor who lost 11 members of his family told a local television station as a group of rescuers tried to calm him. The television station did not identify the survivor.

Ahmed Abdalla, a survivor who joined the search and rescue effort, said they were putting bodies in the yard of a local hospital before taking them for burial in mass graves at the city’s sole intact cemetery.

“The situation is indescribable. Entire families dead in this disaster. Some were washed away to the sea,” Abdalla said by phone from Derna.

Bulldozers worked over the past two days to fix and clear roads to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid and heavy equipment urgently needed for the search and rescue operations. Derna is 250 kilometres east of Benghazi, where international aid started to arrive on Tuesday.

Libya’s neighbours, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia, as well as Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates, have sent rescue teams and humanitarian aid. President Joe Biden also said the United States is sending emergency funds to relief organizations and coordinating with the Libyan authorities and the UN to provide additional support.

Mohammed Abu-Lamousha, a spokesman for the eastern Libyan interior ministry, on Tuesday put the death tally in Derna at more than 5,300, according to the state-run news agency. Dozens of others were reported dead in other towns in eastern Libya, he said.

Authorities have transferred hundreds of bodies to morgues in nearby towns. In the city of Tobruk, 169 kilometres east of Derna, the Medical Centre of Tobruk’s morgue received more than 300 bodies for people killed in the Derna flooding. Among them were 84 Egyptians, according to a list of dead obtained by The Associated Press.

Dozens of bodies of Egyptians killed in the floods were returned to their home country. Most of the dead are from one village, el-Sharif, in the southern province of Beni Suef. They were buried Wednesday morning following a mass funeral attended by hundreds of villagers. Four of the dead were buried at another funeral in the Nile Delta province of Beheira.

Among the dead was the family of Saleh Sariyeh, 60, a Palestinian from the refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh in Lebanon, whose home was washed away in the floods, his nephew Mohammed Sariyeh told The Associated Press.

Mohammed Sariyeh said his uncle had been living for decades in Derna with his wife, Sanaa Jammal, and two daughters, Walaa, 27, and Hoda, 25, and were all killed on Monday. He added that friends called them from Libya telling the family that his uncle’s apartment was in a building in the city centre that was washed away during the storm.

The four were buried in Derna, Mohammed Sariyeh said adding that because of the ongoing fighting in Ein el-Hilweh, the family in Lebanon will not be receiving condolences in the camp.

At least 10,000 people were still missing in the city, according to Tamer Ramadan, Libya envoy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. He said 40,000 people have been displaced in Derna and other towns affected by the floods in eastern Libya.

Known for its white-painted houses and palm gardens, Derna is about 900 kilometres east of the capital, Tripoli. It is controlled by the forces of powerful military commander Khalifa Hifter, who is allied with the eastern Libyan government. The rival government in western Libya, based in Tripoli, is allied with other armed groups.

Much of Derna was built by Italy when Libya was under Italian occupation in the first half of the 20th century. The city was once a hub for extremist groups in the years of chaos that followed the NATO-backed uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

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Flooding in eastern Libya displaces at least 30,000 people, according to UN agency

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Rescuers have found more than 2,000 bodies as of Wednesday in the wreckage of a Libyan city where floodwaters broke dams and washed away neighbourhoods. Officials fear the death toll could exceed 5,000 in the nation made vulnerable by years of turmoil and neglect.

The flooding caused significant infrastructure damage in the coastal city of Derna and displaced at least 30,000 people, the UN migration agency said. The damage is so extensive the city is almost inaccessible for humanitarian aid workers, the International Organisation for Migration said.

Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding in many eastern towns, but the worst-hit was Derna. As the storm pounded the coast Sunday night, Derna residents said they heard loud explosions when the dams outside the city collapsed. Floodwaters washed down Wadi Derna, a river running from the mountains through the city and into the sea.

More than 2,000 corpses were collected as of Wednesday morning and over half of them had been buried in mass graves in Derna, said eastern Libya’s health minister, Othman Abduljaleel. Rescue teams were working day and night to recover many other bodies scattered in the streets and under the rubble in the city. Some bodies were retrieved from the sea.

The startling devastation pointed to the storm’s intensity, but also Libya’s vulnerability. The country is divided by rival governments, one in the east, the other in the west, and the result has been neglect of infrastructure in many areas.

The floods damaged or destroyed many access roads to Derna. Of seven roads leading to the city, only two are accessible from its southern edge. Bridges over the river Derna that link the city’s eastern and western parts have also collapsed, according to the UN’s migration agency. The destruction has hampered the arrival of international rescue teams and humanitarian assistance to tens of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed or damaged.

“The city of Derna was submerged by waves 7 metres high that destroyed everything in their path,” Yann Fridez, head of the delegation of the International Committee for The Red Cross in Libya, told France24. “The human toll is enormous.” Local emergency responders, including troops, government workers, volunteers and residents, continued digging through rubble looking for the dead. They also used inflatable boats and helicopters to retrieve bodies from the water and inaccessible areas.

“This is a disaster of every sense of the word,” a wailing survivor who lost 11 members of his family told a local television station as a group of rescuers tried to calm him. The television station did not identify the survivor.

Ahmed Abdalla, a survivor who joined the search and rescue effort, said they were putting bodies in the yard of a local hospital before taking them for burial in mass graves at the city’s sole intact cemetery.

“The situation is indescribable. Entire families dead in this disaster. Some were washed away to the sea,” Abdalla said by phone from Derna.

Bulldozers worked over the past two days to fix and clear roads to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid and heavy equipment urgently needed for the search and rescue operations. The city is 250 kilometres east of Benghazi, where international aid started to arrive on Tuesday.

Libya’s neighbours, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia, as well as Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates, have sent rescue teams and humanitarian aid. President Joe Biden also said the United States is sending emergency funds to relief organisations and coordinating with the Libyan authorities and the UN to provide additional support.z

Mohammed Abu-Lamousha, a spokesman for the east Libya interior ministry, on Tuesday put the death tally in Derna at more than 5,300, according to the state-run news agency. Dozens of others were reported dead in other towns in eastern Libya, he said.

Authorities have transferred hundreds of bodies to morgues in nearby towns. In the city of Tobruk, is 169 kilometres east of Derna, the Medical Center of Tobruk’s morgue received more than 300 bodies for people killed in the Derna flooding; among them were 84 Egyptians, according to a list of dead obtained by The Associated Press.

Dozens of bodies of Egyptians killed in the floods were returned to their home country. A funeral for 22 Egyptians was underway on Wednesday in their village of el-Sharif in the southern province of Beni Suef. Another four were buried in their hometown in the Nile Delta province of Beheira, local media in Egypt reported.

At least 10,000 people were still missing in the city, according to Tamer Ramadan, Libya envoy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. He said 40,000 people have been displaced in Derna and other towns affected by the floods in eastern Libya.

Known for its white-painted houses and palm gardens, Derna is about 900 kilometres east of the capital of Tripoli. It is controlled by the forces of powerful military commander Khalifa Hifter, who is allied with the east Libya government. The rival government in west Libya, based in Tripoli, is allied with other armed groups.

Much of Derna was built by Italy when Libya was under Italian occupation in the first half of the 20th century. The city was once a hub for extremist groups in the years of chaos that followed the NATO-backed uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

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G20 Summit: Mobile de-watering trucks deployed in Delhi to clear waterlogging

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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As the G20 Summit approaches, the Delhi Administration is taking every possible measure to deal with any eventualities, including waterlogging issues due to heavy rain. To avoid problems like waterlogging and flooding, the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) is set to deploy a fleet of heavy-duty Mobile De-Watering Trucks. Around 50 of these trucks will be deployed near the G20 summit venue and key areas where waterlogging could disrupt traffic movement.

The Mobile De-Watering Trucks, specially sourced from Ahmedabad, will be strategically stationed at key locations, including the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and Raj Ghat, to swiftly address any waterlogging or flooding incidents that might arise due to heavy rains during the G20 Summit, according to reports.

The trucks can be swiftly relocated as needed. Additionally, these trucks have the capacity to operate continuously for 24 hours when fully fuelled.

Each of these vehicles is equipped with high-capacity suction pumps capable of extracting water at a remarkable rate of 10,000 litres per minute from a radius of 15 metres. Furthermore, these diesel-run vehicles are powered by BS-VI engines, ensuring minimal environmental impact in terms of emissions and noise pollution.

Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V K Saxena, who has been closely involved in the preparations for the summit, emphasised the need for a comprehensive contingency plan to tackle water-related challenges. He recently inspected the Mobile De-Watering Trucks along with Principal Secretary to Prime Minister P K Mishra, according to reports.

“The need to procure these was realised after no sufficiently powerful pump could be procured to deal with waterlogging in the city when the Yamuna was in spate. Other issues such as the broken regulator near ITO and continuous spells of rain triggered a deluge across arterial parts of the capital in July,” an official of L-G House told Indian Express.

The G20 Summit is scheduled to take place in the national capital on September 9 and 10. Leaders from the G20 member countries will gather, and a G20 Leaders’ declaration will be adopted, outlining their commitment to the priorities discussed during the ministerial and working group meetings.

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Assam floods: Nearly 1.22 lakh people hit in seven districts

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The flood situation in Assam improved considerably on Sunday even though over 1.22 lakh people are still reeling under the deluge across seven districts, an official bulletin said.

According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), more than 1,22,000 people are hit due to the floods in Barpeta, Chirang, Darrang, Golaghat, Kamrup Metropolitan, Morigaon and Nagaon districts.

Darrang is the worst-hit with over 60,600 people suffering, followed by Golaghat (45,300) and Morigaon (6,500), it added.

Till Saturday, almost 2.43 lakh people were affected by floods across 13 districts.

With no new deaths reported from anywhere in the state, fatalities stood at 18.

The administration has been operating seven relief camps in three districts, where 1,331 persons have taken shelter, and running 17 relief distribution centres in four districts.

At present, 583 villages are under water and 8,592.05 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across the state, the ASDMA said.

Massive erosions have been witnessed in Bongaigaon, Dhubri and Tinsukia, it added.

Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by flood waters in Darrang and Morigaon.

Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Dhubri, ASDMA said.

On account of widespread flooding, more than 97,400 domestic animals and poultry are affected across the state.

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