Assam flood situation turns worse

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 16:43

Incessant rainfall in Assam has led to worsening of the flood situation in the state triggering fresh inundation and landslides in 23 districts that left 10 more dead, taking the toll in this wave of floods to 20.

Steps to protect animals in Kaziranga during flood

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 18:48

As flood water in the Brahmaputra continues to rise alarmingly, authorities in Kaziranga National Park have taken steps to protect animals including the prized one-horn rhinos.

Flood situation remains grim in Assam

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 19:25

The overall flood situation in Assam remained unchanged on Wednesday with nearly a lakh people in 15 districts remaining affected.

Assam flood situation worsens, 4 persons drown

Last Updated: Monday, June 18, 2012, 18:57

Four persons, including a child, were drowned in the flood waters today taking the toll in the deluge to five, even as the flood situation in Assam deteriorated following incessant rainfall affecting 80,000 people.

Early warning system for flood mooted for Assam

Last Updated: Monday, April 9, 2012, 14:52

With a view to prevent any major loss from recurring floods which frequently engulf Assam, the Centre is working on an early warning system to give the state adequate time to prepare for any eventuality.

Nine lakh displaced in Assam flood havoc

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 14:29

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Assam, with an estimated 900,000 people displaced and nine dead so far, officials said Wednesday.

Assam flood situation worsens

Last Updated: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 19:44

The flood situation in Assam worsened on Thursday with three more districts affected by the swollen waters of Brahmaputra and its tributaries, hitting nearly four lakh people.

Assam: Flood scene grim, Kaziranga Park submerges

Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2011, 19:07

The flood situation in Assam continued to be grim on Monday in the four districts of Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Golaghat.

Assam constitutes flood management team

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 20:46

The 13-member flood and erosion management team was approved by the cabinet here, officials said here.

Three minor girls washed away, flood situation eases in Assam

Last Updated: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 23:22

Three minor girls were washed away even as the flood situation in Assam eased today with the water level of Brahmaputra maintaining a falling trend along its course in 11 affected districts though Barak river was rising.

Assam flood situation critical

Last Updated: Monday, September 13, 2010, 20:23

The flood situation in Assam today remained critical with Brahmaputra and its tributaries maintaining a rising trend and inundating vast tracts of land in several districts following continuous heavy rainfall.

Flood situation in upper Assam remains grim

Last Updated: Monday, August 23, 2010, 22:20

More than 50,000 people have been affected as more than forty villages were flooded by the swelling tributaries of the mighty Brahmaputra river in upper Assam`s Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts.