Guwahati, August 16 : The Flood situation in Assam turned grim claiming a life of a child as flood waters submerged 250 villages in Assam's Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Nagaon, Sonitpur and Golaghat districts following incessant rainfall in the state, officials said.
Brahmaputra and its tributaries water level crossed danger level in several areas in the state.
The flood situation in Lakhimpur district turned critical as flood waters of Subansiri, Ranganadi inundated 120 villages and washed away three embankments in the district.
Flood waters washed away a minor boy in Naoboisa area in the district on Saturday morning.
In Lakhimpur, more than one lakh people under seven revenue circles had effected in the first wave flood and flood effected people had took shelter at several embankments, National Highway, schools.
In Dhemaji, Sonitpur, Nagaon districts, more than 120 villages submerged by flood waters and people had been took shelter in safer places.
On other hand, flood waters had submerged 80 percent areas in Kaziranga National Park (KNP).
“Waters had entered at least 50 camps in the national park and animals had moved to nearest Karbi Anglong hills by crossing NH-37,” an official of KNP said.
“We had already introduced time card for all vehicles to control the speed in NH-37,” the official said.
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