Guwahati : Fresh flood hit four new districts of Assam as flood situation in Lakhimpur district becomes worse.
The flood waters of the Khingora river has wreaked havoc at Naoboicha area in Lakhimpur district and inundated more areas and washed away several houses, shops, a part of river embankment.
Thousands of people have been affected in Lakhimpur district in the fresh wave floods due to torrential rains in Arunachal Pradesh.
On Thursday, flood waters have submerged the National Highway 15 disrupting road connectivity between Assam and a huge part of Arunachal Pradesh.
Apart from Lakhimpur district, flood waters have submerged few areas in Dhemaji, Charaideo and Biswanath district.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), fresh flood claiming three more lives in Charaideo, Cachar and Karimganj district as death toll in flood and landslides mounted to 31.
A total of 144 villages of seven districts have been affected in the current wave of flood.
Meanwhile, water level of Brahmaputra river and its tributaries have been increased following incessant rains in few parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
