Silchar man drowns in flood, dead body recovered by NDRF team
In a horrific incident that took place in the Itkhola area of Silchar town, a man identified as Sunil Deb (51) was found drowned under flood water.
The incident took place in Swamiji Road in Itkhola where Deb’s body was found floating. It is apparent that the cause of death was drowning to flood water. The deceased was a resident of the DRDA office area. Deb’s body was later recovered by the NDRF team.
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In the last 24 hours, all of Silchar has been submerged in water unlike “ever before in its history”. Nearly 55 lakh people have been affected in 32 of the 36 districts of the state so far. Over two lakh people are in relief shelters. Experts said the geographical spread of the current wave of floods was unprecedented — several areas where flooding isn’t usually very acute lay submerged.
Unprecedented rainfall and flooding have left behind a trail of destruction in Assam and other states, as well as parts of neighbouring Bangladesh – submerging villages, destroying crops, and wrecking homes.
Heavy rains have also lashed neighbouring Meghalaya, where at least 18 people have died over the last week.
In Assam, the government has opened 1,425 relief camps for the displaced, but authorities say their job has been complicated by the sheer intensity of the disaster. Even the rescue camps are in a dismal state.
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