Assam floods: Picture remains grim, death toll rises to 118 amid food and medicine shortage - in PICS

As the state continues to battle floods, nearly three lakh people are under distress in Silchar with an acute shortage of food, clean drinking water and medicines, the officials said.

 

Relief materials were distributed from 409 delivery points among the flood-affected people, who have not taken shelter in the camps. Large-scale erosion was also reported from several places, including Baksa, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dibrugarh, Darrang, Golaghat, Hailakandi and Kamrup, a bulletin issued by the Assam State Management Disaster Authority (ASDMA) said. (Pic: IANS)

 

The Cachar district administration is engaged in rescue operations in Silchar to evacuate marooned people to safety, with priority on shifting ailing persons to hospital, Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli said. (Pic: ANI)

 

The total population affected by the floods declined to 33.03 lakh in 28 districts as against the previous day's figure of 45.34 lakh in 30 districts, a bulletin issued by the Assam State Management Disaster Authority (ASDMA) said. (Pic: ANI)

Packets with food, drinking water bottles and other essentials are being airdropped in the town by Indian Air Force helicopters, and this will continue till the situation improves, Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli said. (Pic: ANI)

 

The worst flood-affected districts in the state are Barpeta with 8,76,842 people in discomfort followed by Nagaon (5,08,475), Kamrup (4,01,512), Nagaon (5,03,308) and Dhubri (3,99,945), according to the Assam State Management Disaster Authority (ASDMA) bulletin. (Pic: ANI)

The deluge has hit 93 revenue circles and 3,510 villages, while 2,65,788 people have taken shelter in 717 relief camps, a bulletin issued by the Assam State Management Disaster Authority (ASDMA) said. (Pic: IANS)