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.
"Four persons were injured due to lightning in village Kandiyal village under Tehsil Purola of Uttarkashi. One of these persons died," District Disaster Management Officer Devendra Patwal said.
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.
In a shocking incident, multiple girls were allegedly molested at a juvenile home in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur. District Magistrate (DM) Dinesh Chandra suspended five people on Saturday and a case has been filed against the juvenile home's manager.
"A portion of a 3-storey building collapsed in Rajawadi Colony, Ghatkopar (East). Four people have been safely rescued and two people are still trapped inside. Rescue operation is underway," said Rashmee Lokhande, Chief Officer of Disaster Management Department, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpor
The gas leak happened between 10-10.30 pm on Saturday when the workers of the factory were inside the building involved in daily practice. As soon as the gas leakage was noticed, all of them ran outside the building to save themselves. In the panic situation that was created, one of the work
According to the flood reports of ASDMA, one more person died in Nalabri district after drowning in flood water in the past 24 hours taking the death toll to 3 so far.
In Assam's flood-affected regions, 10782.80 hectares of cropland have been submerged by floodwaters, resulting in crop destruction. The flood has also disrupted the supply chain, which in turn has raised the price of vegetables for two consecutive weeks.