The flood situation remained grim in parts of northeast and Bihar as the death toll mounted to 44 on Monday, with nearly 70 lakh people affected, even as north India witnessed widespread rainfall.
In Assam, the deluge spread to 30 of the state’s 33districts, affecting nearly 43 lakh people and claiming 15 lives, besidessubmerging rhino habitats the Kaziranga National Park, Pobitora WildlifeSanctuary and the Manas National Park.
Prime Minister NarendraModi spoke to Chief MinisterSarbanandaSonowal over phone and discussed about the prevailing condition onMonday.
Altogether, 42.87 lakh people in 4,157 villages are reelingunder the impact of the floods that have overrun 1,53,211 hectares of farm landwith standing crops, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA)said.
The death toll in the Bihar floods mounted to 24, with 25.66lakh people reeling from the deluge in 12 districts of the state followingincessant rains in neighbouring country Nepal.
At least 1,000 families had to be evacuated in Lungleidistrict of Mizoram as raging waters of the Khawthlangtuipuiriver flooded 32villages, while rain-related incidents led to the death of five people in thestate, officials said.
Incessant rains across Meghalaya for the last seven days andrising waters of two rivers flooded the plains of West Garo Hills district,affecting at least 1.14 lakh people.Rising waters of the Brahmaputra and theJinjiram rivers, both flowing from Assam, submerged the low-lying areas of thedistrict, an official said.