The Principal Secretary said that they have received reports of six deaths, ten injuries, and 303 animal deaths so far. He further added that the loss due to rain is expected to be Rs 3 crore.
As per the police official, the incident took place at 2:00 pm on Sunday when the deceased had pressed the button to reach the 8th floor, but the trolley got stuck in the lift door.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 874 villages under 37 revenue circles in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, and Tamulpur districts are currently underwater.
Flash flood has hit the Bagipul area of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district with over 200 people including tourists and locals stranded, informed the police on Sunday.
Subdivisional Magistrate Puran Singh Rana said that the district administration is taking stock of the damages caused by rainfall. Though no casualties has been reported, the district disaster management team has been alerted, he said.
Incessant rains in the last 24 hours, have caused extensive damage in several parts of Mandi district. At the same time, roads have been shut in many areas. Several vehicles were washed away due to flash flood in a rivulet at Janjehli in Mandi district.
Aurai Circle Officer Ramanand Sagar said that the water level rose suddenly in the Bagmati River but all the preparations to tackle the situation are done.
"Union Home Minister called me today and inquired about the flood situation in Assam. He said National Disaster Response Force has been kept on stand-by and for any emergency Government of India is there," he told ANI.
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