As many as 131 wild animals, including six rhinos, have died so far at Kaziranga National Park due to floods in Assam, according to the park authority on Monday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited flood relief camps in Kamrup district to assess the impact of ongoing floods and oversee the distribution of relief to affected residents.
The situation is improving in Darrang district, where floods have affected 1. 63 people and submerged 98 villages. The water level of the Brahmaputra River is receding.
According to the ASDMA, 6 more people lost their lives on Saturday, taking the death toll in the state from 52 to 58. Dhubri is the worst-hit district followed by Cachar and Darrang.
Carriacou in Grenada has been virtually "flattened" by the devastating Hurricane Beryl, a senior UN official there reported on Friday, as humanitarian teams ramp up their support to communities affected across the Caribbean
Shah also assured affected people in Assam that the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force working on a war footing, providing relief and rescuing victims.
The Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, on Saturday, accused the Left government in the state of doing nothing to contain the sea erosion that is affecting the lives and livelihoods of the fishing communities in the state.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday inspected flood-affected areas in Imphal and said that the government has discussed for making a comprehensive plan to find a permanent solution for floods in the future.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday said that the organisers and administration are responsible for the Hathras stampede and asserted that this is the time to console the families affected by the incident.
Rahul Gandhi visited the families affected by the Hathras stampede on Friday and urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to provide fair compensation for the victims.
Amidst the critical flood situation in the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday visited Dibrugarh town and reviewed the situation of flood in the town.