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Nearly 20,000 people affected in Tripura due to flood, 18,000 homeless : NDRF continues rescue operations
TIWN July 16, 2019
Nearly 20,000 people affected in Tripura due to flood, 18,000 homeless : NDRF continues rescue operations
PHOTO : NDRF team in action for rescue operation at Dhalai District. TIWN Photo.

AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): Ongoing deadly flood continues to push multi-thousand people to the flood relief camps in Northeast state Tripura. Tripura’s few parts are equally sharing pathos like Mizoram and as well as Assam. According to today’s report from the disaster management dept flood situation is now worse than yesterday in Tripura as 17,952 people right now are sheltered in 61 relief camps throughout state.According to Disaster Management Dept of Tripura. Relief camos have been opened at West Tripura (highest 46), Gomati, Unakoti, North, Khowai Districts. Rescue operations are going 24 hours and till yesterday night 7000 people including women and children took shelter which has now increased at 12,837. DM said, all possible helps will be given to the people. MLAs, political parties, social organizations have come forward to help the flood affected people. But there is no relief for next two days from flood and water logging as West District DM Sandeep Mahatme informed media that there are massive rainfall threats in next two days at a stress.

Media and ground report however reported in the morning 12,000 families rendering homeless in the District whereas the fresh official data received from the DM office stated till yesterday night 1700 families took shelter in relief camps and total 30 relief camps have been opened. But right total relief camps are 61 and 17,952 people are bound to rush at relief camps.

The situations are same in many Northeast states including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram.

Flood situation in Assam continues to deteriorate even further as the water level is rising at a speed of 2-3 cm per hour in Guwahati. River Brahmaputra that flows through the vital city of the northeastern state crossed danger mark on Monday.

Sadikul Haq of Central Water Commission told ANI, "Water is flowing 1.5 cm above danger level and it is increasing 2-3 cm per hour. The rising water level can be a danger for the city."

So far, 11 people have died in Assam floods this year while incessant rains continue to pound the state. 31 of the 33 districts in Assam have been affected by the current spell of heavy rain.

Over 26.5 lakh people have been affected in the flood situation that is worsening every hour.

PM Narendra Modi spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday and took stock of the flood situation in the state.

Sonowal briefed PM Modi about the situation in Assam while the Prime Minister assured Sonowal of all assistance from the central government in dealing with the situation.

Barpeta is the worst-hit district with 7.35 lakh people facing the flood fury, followed by Morigaon where 3.50 lakh people are hit. In Dhubri district, 3.38 lakh people are affected, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said.

About 70 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park, the habitat of the Great Indian Rhino and a world heritage site, has been affected too.

In Meghalaya, rising waters of the Brahmaputra and the Jinjiram rivers have life thrown out of gear for 1.14 lakh people across 164 villages.

In Tripura Deputy CM Jishnu Dev Barman today visited relief camps. 2 people died in Tripura due to rain and 3 died in storm led accident. 

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