Assam flood situation eases; 10 more dead
The Hindu
The situation at Silchar in Cachar district remains critical
GUWAHATI
The flood situation in Assam eased on Friday but left 10 more people, including four children, dead.
A total of 117 people died in floods and landslides across Assam since April, when pre-monsoon rains lashed the State.
While central and western Assam breathed easier, southern Assam’s Barak Valley continues to be inundated. The situation in Silchar, the headquarters of Cachar district and the nerve centre of the valley, remained critical.
The scenario in Silchar has been so critical that locals have reported some bodies, wrapped for the last rites, floating possibly because the cremation and burial grounds are flooded.
Cachar’s Deputy Commissioner, Keerthi Jalli said a dumper had been placed at the SM Dev Civil Hospital in Silchar for shifting critical patients to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital. Regular ambulances are unable to operate.
“We have also installed a water purification machine in the NH6 Bisupatti area for the people of some 400 households living on the roof of some buildings,” she said.
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