IN PICS: Devastating images of Assam floods as five more die and 9.26 lakh people bear the after-effects

The incessant downpour in Assam has resulted in the Brahmaputra flowing above danger levels inundating fresh areas every day.

"Over 9.26 lakh people affected by the floods and over 68,806 hectares of crop areas were badly affected due to the floods. Around 27,308 people took shelter in 193 relief camps," an official told IANS.

The National Disaster Response Force, Assam State Disaster Response Force personnel, along with local administrations, are continuously working to rescue the affected people and rendering relief services, including distribution of relief material to the marooned villagers.

The Chief Minister directed the Deputy Commissioners of all the affected districts to address the needs of the flood-hit people urgently while adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday also discussed the Assam flood situation with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over the phone and inquired about the incidents of landslides in different parts of the state.

Meanwhile, the heavy monsoon rains affected normal life in most parts of the northeastern states. The rainwater has inundated vast low lying areas of Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram.

Officials of the state-owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) said that due to the heavy rains over the past few days, Baghjan — where its leaking oil well caught fire — and adjoining areas in Tinsukia district had been badly hit by floodwater and the accident site has been inundated, affecting the efforts to douse the blaze.

"All connecting roads to the OIL's oil well site have been submerged with floodwater. Bridges were damaged. At many places, water is flowing over the road with a knee to waist high. OIL's operational areas are heavily inundated," an OIL release said.