Guwahati: Assam has been hit by the second wave of floods this year, affecting nearly 50,000 people across five districts, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
The districts of Golaghat, Cachar, Sonitpur, Nagaon, and Bishwanath have been inundated, with Golaghat emerging as the worst-hit, where 32,217 residents are reeling under floodwaters. Sonitpur reported 13,409 affected, while thousands more have been impacted in the other districts.
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Several rivers, including the Dikhou in Sivasagar, Dhansiri in Golaghat, Barak in Cachar, and Kushiara in Sribhumi, are flowing above the danger mark, worsening the situation.
To aid those displaced, authorities have set up 29 relief camps, sheltering 8,131 people, and operationalised 19,162 relief distribution centres. So far, no loss of life has been reported in this wave, though floods have already claimed 32 lives in Assam this year.
The deluge has also damaged agriculture, with 4,632 hectares of cropland submerged and over 14,861 animals affected.
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The fresh wave of floods has once again highlighted Assam’s recurring vulnerability to seasonal inundation, severely disrupting lives, livelihoods, and farmlands across large parts of the state.
