21 dead in a day’s deluge in Assam; total flood toll 31

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People move to safer places carrying their belongings in a flood-affected area in Assam’s Sivasagar on July 21, 2026..
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GUWAHATI

In one of the highest single-day flood-related fatalities recorded in recent times, 21 people lost their lives across four districts in Assam on Tuesday (July 21, 2026).

According to official estimates, 31 people have died so far in the current wave of floods, almost half of them in eastern Assam’s Sivasagar district.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), in its update almost at midnight, said the situation worsened after a brief let-up by Tuesday (July 21) evening. Floodwaters hit 872 villages across 16 districts, all except five in the eastern part of the State, affecting 5.65 lakh people and a crop area of 24,210.35 hectares.

The adjoining districts of Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat continued to be the worst affected. Of the 21 fatalities, 13 were reported from Sivasagar, five from Charaideo, two from Golaghat, and one from Jorhat district.

“Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat have accounted for 25 of the 31 people who died due to floods so far. The six others died in Dhemaji, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong, and Sonitpur districts,” an ASDMA official.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attributed the latest burst of deluge to a cloudburst upstream. He is scheduled to visit the flood-affected areas and relief camps in Charaideo, Sivasagar, and Jorhat districts on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) to review the relief operations.

The ASDMA said two eastern Assam rivers, the Dikhow and the Disang, were flowing above the highest flood levels at certain stretches. Three other rivers, including the Brahmaputra and Dhansiri, were flowing above the danger level.

By Tuesday night, 12,284 people moved into 71 relief camps, while more than 1 lakh others were relying on 202 relief distribution centres for their basic needs.

The ASDMA data also showed that 33 roads and a bridge (in Golaghat) were damaged, and six embankments were breached, compounding the misery of the people.

Published – July 22, 2026 06:04 am IST

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Assam Flood Situation Grim, Over 6 Lakh Affected In 19 Districts

admin — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:51:05 +0000

The death count in this year’s flood, storm and landslides has reached 45.

Guwahati/Dibrugarh:

The flood situation in Assam turned grim on Monday with over 6.44 lakh people affected in 19 districts, an official bulletin said. At least eight rivers were flowing above the danger mark, with the Brahmaputra breaching its highest flood level at Nematighat in Jorhat district, it said.

Multiple agencies, including the NDRF, SDRF, army, air force and local administration, were engaged in rescue operations, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said.

A total of 6,44,128 people are reeling under the deluge, as Kamrup, Golaghat, Majuli, Lakhimpur, Karimganj, Cachar, Dhemaji, Morigaon, Udalguri, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Darrang, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tamulpur, Biswanath and Jorhat have been inundated by flood waters, it said.

The toll also increased by one, while another person was reported missing.

The death count in this year’s flood, storm and landslides has reached 45 with the latest fatality, the bulletin said.

Lakhimpur remained the worst-hit district with 1,43,983 people reeling under flood waters, followed by Dhemaji (1,01,333) and Cachar (66,195), it said.

Altogether, 8,142 displaced people were taking shelter in 72 relief camps, with another 64 relief distribution centres also functional.

In Dhemaji, nine persons were air-lifted by a helicopter of the air force, while army and paramilitary personnel were engaged in rescue operations in Tinsukia district.

Another 1,293 people were rescued by 64 boats, besides 1,952 animals, from various affected districts, it said.

The major rivers flowing above the danger level are Brahmaputra (Tezpur), Subansiri (Badatighat), Dikhou (Sivasagar), Disang (Nanglamuraghat), Burhidihing (Chenimari and Khowang), Jia-Bharali (Nt Road Crossing), Beki (Road Bridge) and Kushiyara (Karimganj), the bulletin said.

Damage to various infrastructure, including embankments, roads and bridges has also been reported from different parts of the state.

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said Assam’s flood situation has turned critical following heavy rainfall in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh.

“The main cause of the current second wave of floods is the incessant and heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of Arunachal Pradesh,” he told a press conference in Guwahati.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah called me and assured of all help to deal with the situation,” Sarma added.

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