Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to take stock of the flood situation that has claimed 15 lives and affected 42.86 lakh people so far.
Floodwaters have inundated 95% of the 430 sq km Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and other one-horned rhino habitats such as the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. Forest officials said 17 of the herbivores have drowned or died in accidents while moving to safety.
Flood-affected villagers take shelter in makeshift camps in an embankment in Pabhokathi village in Morigaon district of Assam on July 15, 2019
Officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said the rising Brahmaputra and Barak rivers and their tributaries have inundated 30 of the State’s 33 districts.
“As on Monday, 42.86 lakh people across 4,157 villages have been affected and 83,180 of them have taken shelter in 183 relief camps across 26 districts,” an ASDMA official said.
Sixteen persons also died of AES and Japanese Encephalitis on Monday.
