by Bhupen Goswami
by Bhupen Goswami
Guwahati: At least five people were killed in a landslide in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. This information was given in an official bulletin. According to the bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Saturday night, five people, including a woman, lost their lives in Haflong revenue area of Dima Hasao.
The hill district has been affected by flash floods and landslides at several places due to snapping of rail and road connectivity to other parts of the state. The ASDMA said landslides were reported from New Kunjung, Fiangpui, Maulhoi, Namjung, Dakshin Bagetar, Mahadev Tila, Kalibari, North Bagetar, Zion and Lodi Pangmoul villages. About 800 houses were badly affected. “The railway route at Jatinga-Hingajao and Mahur-Feeding was blocked due to landslides. The road route is feared to be blocked due to landslides before reaching maibang tunnel in Geremlambra village. THE ASDMA further said that around 25,000 people are affected by the floods in five districts of Assam. The worst affected is the Cachar region, with over 150,000 people affected.
This is followed by about 35,000 victims in Karbi Anglong West and more than 60,000 people in Dhemaji are affected by the floods. At least 2227 people are taking shelter in a total of ten relief camps and distribution centres set up in the two districts. Around 40,600 people were rescued from Cachar and Hojai districts by the Army, paramilitary forces, fire and emergency services, state disaster response force (SDRF), civil administration and trained volunteers. At the same time, incidents of waterlogging have been reported from different parts of Guwahati. The ASDMA has issued flood alert for Cachar, Karimganj, Dhemaji, Morigaon and Nagaon districts for the next 12-72 hours.
