2 die in 2nd wave of floods in Assam, tally of affected people touches 2.62L

GUWAHATI: Assam is currently under the grip of a second wave of floods, the situation of which has deteriorated significantly in the last 24 hours, causing two deaths and taking the number of flood-affected people from 1.33 lakh in seven districts to 2.62 lakh across 12 districts.
The two deaths occurred in the Dhemaji district, which has been severely ravaged by the floodwaters cascading down from Arunachal Pradesh, where it rained heavily.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, indicating a high likelihood of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall with the possibility of extremely heavy falls in the next 24 hours.
So far, the flood-related death toll in Assam has now risen to 34, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). The two deaths happened when a nine-month-old child fell into the floodwater in an inundated house in Gogamukh revenue circle and died and in the second incident, a teenage boy drowned in the Jonai circle, officials in Dhemaji district said on Sunday evening.
Over 25,000 flood-hit people taking shelter in 44 relief camps in Assam
Meanwhile, several rivers, including the Brahmaputra (Dibrugarh and Neamatighat), Dikhou (Sivasagar), Jia-Bharali (Nt Road Crossing), Beki (Road Bridge), and Kushiyara (Karimganj), are flowing above the danger level, as per data from the Central Water Commission cited by the ASDMA.
To provide relief to the affected population, 44 relief camps and eight relief distribution centres have been set up in Assam. Over 2,500 people are currently seeking shelter in these camps.
According to the officials, Dhemaji district in upper Assam has been the worst hit with 69,252 people affected, followed by the Cachar district in south Assam, where 61,895 people have been impacted. ASDMA reported that 323 individuals were evacuated by disaster management agencies, including the NDRF and SDRF on Sunday. Fifteen medical teams have been deployed in the flood-affected areas to provide necessary healthcare services.
In Arunachal Pradesh, numerous villages in the Changlang and Lower Dibang Valley districts have been inundated, and road communication has been disrupted. The Assam Rifles and the district administrations are conducting rescue operations to evacuate stranded villagers as river waters have entered multiple villages in the worst-hit Changlang district.
Meanwhile, the IMD forecast warned of fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, over northeast India during the next five days.
"Mawsynram and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya experienced extremely heavy rainfall of 33 cm and 24 cm in the last 24 hours, while the weather stations at Pasighat (24 cm) and Roing (21 cm) in Arunachal received extremely heavy rainfall," K N Mohan, head of RMC Guwahati said.
The Met office has also warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rain at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya on Monday.