Fresh floods hit Assam- more than 78,000 people affected
Nagaon: People walking on the flooded railway tracks at Jokhalabandha in Nagaon district of Assam on Monday. PTI Photo (PTI8_14_2017_000110B)
A fresh wave of floods has hit Assam, submerging five districts and affecting 78,275 people, an official said today. The north-eastern state, which was recuperating after several rounds of floods this year, again saw 306 acres of land submerged in the fresh wave. Nearly 16,000 animals and poultry had also been affected, added the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) official.
Rains across the state and in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have caused flooding in the districts of Lakhimpur, South Salmara, Goalpara, Hojai and Karbi Anglong. At least 86 villages in seven revenue circles had been affected by the fresh wave of deluge with Goalpara on the Assam-Meghalaya border being the worst-hit, an ASDMA report said.
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