Assam Floods: News
08 Jul 2024
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi to visit relief camps in Manipur today
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to tour Manipur and visit relief camps on Monday to meet people displaced by ethnic violence.
14 Jul 2023
AssamAssam on alert as Bhutan prepares to release excess water
All Assam districts bordering Bhutan are on high alert after the neighboring country informed the state government regarding its decision to release excess water from the Kurichhu Hydropower Plant on Friday.
25 Jun 2023
Amit ShahAssam floods: Situation critical, Amit Shah assures Centre's help
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday assured the Assam government of all possible assistance in dealing with the state's flood crisis.
26 Jun 2022
AssamAssam floods: Death toll reaches 121, over 25 lakh affected
In the past 24 hours, at least four more citizens, including two children, have died in floods in Assam, bringing the total number of deaths to 121.
25 Jun 2022
AssamAssam floods: Death toll reaches 118, over 33 lakh affected
The death toll due to floods in Assam rose to 118 on Saturday, while the Cachar district's Silchar town remained submerged in water for the sixth consecutive day, said officials.
23 Jun 2022
AssamAssam floods: Toll rises to 100, over 50 lakh affected
The floods in Assam continued to wreak havoc with 12 more people, including four children, dying on Wednesday.
21 Jun 2022
MeghalayaNortheast floods deepen into major crisis; orange alert in Mumbai
The flood and landslide situation in the northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh has worsened into a major crisis with more deaths and devastation being reported on Monday.
20 Jun 2022
AssamAssam floods: 11, including 2 cops, killed in 24 hours
The devastating Assam floods worsened on Sunday, with the deluge killing 11 more people, including three children and two cops, bringing the total toll to 73.
22 May 2022
AssamAssam floods: 4 more deaths take toll to 18
As the floodwater entered new areas in Assam, four more deaths were reported on Saturday, taking the total death toll to 18.
19 May 2022
RajasthanAssam flood situation deteriorates; heavy rain alert in Kerala districts
The flood situation in the Assam worsened further on Wednesday, with the number of affected people rising to 6.62 lakh in 27 districts of the state.
18 May 2022
AssamFloods: Rain continues to batter Assam; death toll reaches 8
Floodwater entered fresh areas in Assam as incessant rainfall continued on Tuesday.
16 May 2022
AssamAssam floods: Thousands affected; IAF choppers deployed for rescue ops
Thousands of people have been affected in the northeastern state of Assam as incessant heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in many parts of the state over the last few days.
17 Jul 2019
National Disaster Response ForceAssam floods: 20 dead, 52 lakh affected; Centre releases funds
Assam battered due to floods, found no respite on Tuesday with the death toll reaching 20. The number of people who have been affected by incessant rains touched 52 lakh, while only 1.5 lakh have been taken to relief centers.
16 Jul 2019
BiharAssam floods: 15 dead, lakhs affected; state on red alert
As many as 30 out of Assam's 33 districts have been affected by floods, prompting the state government to sound a red alert on Monday.
14 Jul 2019
Assam#AssamFloods: 7 dead, over 1.4 million affected as situation worsens
The flood situation worsened in Assam as four more districts were submerged on Saturday, taking the death toll to seven. Over 1.4 million people have been marooned.
24 Jun 2018
AssamFor Assam flood victims, Railways brings ray of hope
For thousands of flood-affected people in South Assam, train coaches have become their lifesaving shelter.
02 Jun 2018
AssamRestoring faith: Congress-MLA from Assam carries, cremates body of poor-man
At a time when elected representatives have made it difficult for us to have faith in them, a Congress MLA from Assam cremated the body of a poor man.
30 Aug 2017
OdishaCentre issues flood alert for 12 states: Find out which
Six states are already reeling under floods. Now the government has warned that 12 others might witness floods due to "extreme to very heavy rainfall".
30 Aug 2017
IndiaCentre issues flood alert for 12 states: Find out which
Six states are already reeling under floods. Now the government has warned that 12 others might witness floods due to "extreme to very heavy rainfall".
