New Delhi: Floods in Assam (Assam) and Bihar have made the situation grim and a population of about 37 lakhs has been affected. Three more people died in flood-related incidents in Assam. 27 lakh people are affected by floods in 33 districts of Assam. There have been cases of death from Barpeta, Kokrajhar, and Morigaon. This year 122 people have died in the state due to floods and landslides. About one million people have been affected by floods in Bihar. Many areas were submerged as the embankment of the Gandak river broke in three places. However, no death has been reported.
According to the State Disaster Management Department, 9.60 lakh people have been affected by floods in 529 panchayats of 74 blocks in 10 districts. In Arunachal Pradesh, torrential rains cut the contact of many districts and created a flood-like situation. Landslides cut the contact in West Siang district amid rains. President Ram Nath Kovind spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and expressed solidarity with the affected people of the state. He sent nine trucks carrying the Red Cross relief material to the people affected by floods and Kovid-19 from Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh from Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The Meteorological Department said that heavy rainfall is expected between July 26-28 in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and between July 27 and 29 in Punjab and Haryana. In Bihar, West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Shivhar, Supaul, Kishanganj, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj and Khagaria are affected by the floods. The Meteorological Department has said that rain is expected in North India including Delhi-NCR on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
