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Guwahati: The flood death toll in Assam rose to 66 this weekend. Intensive rains finally stopped on Saturday, providing a brief window for emergency crews. Still, more than 6.54 lakh people across six to twelve districts remain trapped by rising water. Sivasagar remains the hardest hit, followed by Charaideo and Jorhat.
President Draupadi Murmu expressed the nation's sympathy for the victims. "The nation stands in solidarity with the people of Assam," she stated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi contacted Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to coordinate support.
Over 810 villages sit underwater. Nearly 35,000 hectares of cropland are destroyed. Thousands of displaced citizens now occupy 274 operational relief camps. The Dikhou and Dhansiri rivers continue to flow above danger levels, threatening further infrastructure damage.
State and federal agencies are working around the clock. The Army, Air Force, National Disaster Response Force, and State Disaster Response Force lead the rescue efforts. Dibrugarh officials have diverted resources, sending boats, heavy machinery, and thousands of liters of water to Sivasagar and Charaideo.
The Indian Air Force recently airdropped special relief kits into Nazira. Meanwhile, the BJP launched a 12-crore relief drive to provide clothing to 2 lakh women and 2 lakh children. Chief Minister Sarma confirmed that the recent flooding stems from heavy rains in Nagaland's Mon, Mokokchung, and Wokha districts rather than a localized cloudburst. Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has ordered an immediate review of sanitation measures to prevent disease outbreaks as water recedes.
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