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Flooding intensified across parts of Gujarat, Assam and Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, July 23, forcing mass evacuations, disrupting transport and pushing rivers above critical levels as authorities prepared for more rain.
Assam
Assam was among the worst affected with six more deaths raising this year’s flood toll to 47, PTI reported. The affected population increased to more than 7.21 lakh across 883 villages in 11 districts.
Sivasagar was the worst-hit district, with 3.75 lakh people affected, followed by Charaideo with 1.86 lakh and Jorhat with 1.15 lakh. More than 24,000 displaced residents were sheltering in 103 relief camps, while over 25,375 hectares of crops remained submerged.
Several rivers, including the Burhidihing, Dikhow, Desang, Dhansiri and Kushiyara, continued to flow above the danger level.
Gujarat
In South Gujarat, around 1,200 stranded people rescued and more than 22,000 residents moved to safer places. Umbergaon taluka in Valsad received more than 1,200 mm of rain in 36 hours, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre.
Valsad and Navsari bore the brunt of the downpour, followed by Surat, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Tapi and Dangs. Two Army columns were deployed in Valsad and Navsari, alongside teams from the National and State Disaster Response Forces.
More than 1,200 roads, including four national highways and three state highways, were closed due to flooding. Several Mumbai-bound trains were cancelled or short-terminated as water levels rose along railway routes in south Gujarat.
Schools and colleges will remain closed on Friday in districts under red and orange alerts. The weather office has placed Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Dangs, Narmada, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Panchmahal and Dahod under a red alert for heavy to extremely heavy rain.
Jammu & Kashmir
The flood threat also increased in Kashmir after the Jhelum at Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar crossed the flood declaration mark of 18 feet, touching 18.04 feet at 9 pm. Its danger level is 21 feet.
Officials assigned to flood duty in south and central Kashmir were ordered to report immediately, while residents were advised to stay away from rivers, streams and other water bodies.
The latest alert comes after five days of relentless rain killed 23 people in Jammu and Kashmir and left seven missing. The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for a second day on Thursday, while major pilgrimages continued to be suspended.
Assam
Assam was among the worst affected with six more deaths raising this year’s flood toll to 47, PTI reported. The affected population increased to more than 7.21 lakh across 883 villages in 11 districts.
Sivasagar was the worst-hit district, with 3.75 lakh people affected, followed by Charaideo with 1.86 lakh and Jorhat with 1.15 lakh. More than 24,000 displaced residents were sheltering in 103 relief camps, while over 25,375 hectares of crops remained submerged.
Several rivers, including the Burhidihing, Dikhow, Desang, Dhansiri and Kushiyara, continued to flow above the danger level.
Gujarat
In South Gujarat, around 1,200 stranded people rescued and more than 22,000 residents moved to safer places. Umbergaon taluka in Valsad received more than 1,200 mm of rain in 36 hours, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre.
Valsad and Navsari bore the brunt of the downpour, followed by Surat, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Tapi and Dangs. Two Army columns were deployed in Valsad and Navsari, alongside teams from the National and State Disaster Response Forces.
More than 1,200 roads, including four national highways and three state highways, were closed due to flooding. Several Mumbai-bound trains were cancelled or short-terminated as water levels rose along railway routes in south Gujarat.
Schools and colleges will remain closed on Friday in districts under red and orange alerts. The weather office has placed Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Dangs, Narmada, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Panchmahal and Dahod under a red alert for heavy to extremely heavy rain.
Jammu & Kashmir
The flood threat also increased in Kashmir after the Jhelum at Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar crossed the flood declaration mark of 18 feet, touching 18.04 feet at 9 pm. Its danger level is 21 feet.
Officials assigned to flood duty in south and central Kashmir were ordered to report immediately, while residents were advised to stay away from rivers, streams and other water bodies.
The latest alert comes after five days of relentless rain killed 23 people in Jammu and Kashmir and left seven missing. The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for a second day on Thursday, while major pilgrimages continued to be suspended.
