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Urban Flooding Hits Assam’s Barak Valley After Heavy Rain

ASDMA counts 23,619 people affected, with forecasts pointing to more rain.

Overview

  • Following Friday’s heavy rain, drains overflowed in Silchar and parts of Sribhumi, flooding low-lying streets and stalling traffic.
  • The ASDMA bulletin counted 23,619 people affected statewide, including 15,617 in Silchar and about 8,002 in Sribhumi.
  • In Sribhumi, SDRF crews deployed a boat and evacuated 53 residents and three animals from flooded areas.
  • Police said one person was electrocuted in a waterlogged zone of Sribhumi, while ASDMA’s report for the day listed no flood fatalities.
  • The Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati issued an orange alert for Sribhumi, Hailakandi, Cachar and Dima Hasao for the next 24 hours as the IMD forecast more light to moderate rain.