Question

Flood in Assam

in 2020 ( present,
wiped out hundreds of villages Beapta
people have been left homeless, sources
of livelihood gone write an article

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Answer 1

In July 2020, extreme rainfall caused widespread flooding in India. More than 3,000 villages across 29 districts in the state have flooded.  2-3 million people and 160,000 hectares cropland have been adversely affected so far. At least 60 people have died.

Several rivers—including the mighty Brahmaputra—are flowing above danger level, causing floods and consequently leaving thousands of families homeless. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at Neematighat in Jorhat and Dhubri. Jia Dharali at NT Road Crossing and Kopili at Nagaon and Dhansiri at Numaligarh.

The flood affected districts are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Chirang, Udalguri, Darrang, Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup (M), Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, West Karbi-Anglong, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Cachar and Charaideo.