Assam floods

Assam flood situation improves, 3.37 lakh in 12 districts affected

June 08, 2025 11:49 am

A total of 3,37,358 people in 41 circles and 999 villages in 12 districts remained affected by the deluge, with Sribhumi the worst-hit where over 1.93 lakh people are reeling under floods.

Assam flood situation remains grim: Death toll 12, Modi dials Himanta

June 04, 2025 8:04 am

As of Tuesday night, six people had lost their lives in flood-related incidents across the state in the past 24 hours. The deaths, including that of one child, have been reported from Hailakandi, Sribhumi, Morigaon, Cachar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia districts. 

Congress chief Kharge asks Centre to provide funds for northeastern states grappling with floods

June 02, 2025 1:11 pm

Assam, Arunachal, Manipur, Sikkim and Meghalaya are among the worst affected states, where many lives have been lost and lakhs of people have been affected, he observed.

Assam floods turn streets into rivers, locals rescue turtle amid torrential rains. WATCH

June 01, 2025 11:58 am

The viral video shows the lost turtle being rescued by the locals and released back into the Brahmaputra river.

After ‘flood jihad’ tirade, Himanta now targets Muslim-owned university for ‘Mecca’-like structure

August 13, 2024 7:10 am

Last week, the Assam CM had said flash floods in Guwahati took place because of construction work at the campus.

Behind Assam's annual flood woes, a history of unintended consequences

July 21, 2024 7:32 pm

Despite the 1951 Garg committee report warning against embankments, the institutions and ideas of the previous decades continue to run after their goal of flood control in the Brahmaputra basin with disastrous consequences

Assam flood: Over 12 lakh affected in 24 districts, 7 more dead

July 12, 2024 11:15 pm

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said 12,33,236 people in 75 revenue circles and 2,406 villages of 24 districts are reeling under the deluge.

WATCH: Assam man rescues elephant calf from flood-swollen river

July 12, 2024 5:16 pm

The authorities were not able to find the mother elephant and reunite the calf with her.

‘Kept trying to catch him’: Father of child swept away in Assam floods recounts ordeal

July 08, 2024 11:51 am

Avinash’s tragedy has shaken a state where children account for a significant number of deaths caused by the floods. Among 34 people who have died in flood-related incidents in the state since June 29, 12 are children.

Incessant rainfall triggers landslides in Uttarakhand, Himachal; Char Dham yatra suspended

December 27, 2024 2:52 pm

The popular pilgrimage circuit in the state, Char Dham Yatra has been suspended by the authorities due to the heavy downpour.

Floods wreak havoc in Assam, nearly 2 lakh people affected

May 17, 2022 9:22 pm

In Assam, 1,97,248 people across 652 villages in 20 districts have been affected by floods and landslides. According to a bulletin issued by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Monday, two people drowned to death in Cachar district

Every year, same story: Assam reels under floods, lakhs affected

September 03, 2021 8:38 pm

More than nearly 5.7 lakh people in 18 districts have been affected by the flood triggered by continuous heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of Assam.

Assam floods: Villages inundated, Kaziranga hit by deluge

July 20, 2020 5:18 pm

The death toll due to floods and landslides this year has increased to 110, with 84 dying in flood-related incidents.

Lakhs displaced in Assam floods, national parks hit

July 18, 2020 1:24 am

The current wave of floods in Assam has affected more than 21 lakh people in 27 districts of the state. The flood-related deaths now stand at 59.

Flood fury grips all of Assam, Army called in for rescue

July 18, 2019 6:39 am

The Brahmaputra is flowing above its danger mark in Guwahati, at Nimatighat in Jorhat, Tezpur in Sonitpur, Goalpara and Dhubri towns, and at Badarpurghat in Karimganj.

Rahul Gandhi visits flood affected Lakhimpur in Assam

August 03, 2017 4:27 pm

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited Assam's Lakhimpur district which is the worst affected in the flood-ravaged state.

Assam floods submerge large parts of Kaziranga park, animals taken to safe places

July 14, 2017 12:53 pm

The rain forced over 48,483 people to shift to 208 relief camps in 16 worse affected districts. Around 2,498 villages are presently under water and over 1.4 lakh hectare crop area has been affected.

Flood situation in Assam worsens, thousands shifted to relief camps

July 10, 2017 4:50 pm

The overall flood situation in Assam worsened on Sunday with the death toll reaching 26 as the Brahmaputra, the Barak and several of its tributaries inundate over 1000 villages in 15 districts, affecting about five lakh people.

Top Frames: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha, Modi's US tour, Pope Francis visits US

September 27, 2015 12:59 pm

Eid al-Adha marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Mecca. The trip to Silicon Valley forms part of Narendra Modi’s visit to the US’ west coast – the first by an Indian prime minister in more than three decades. Pope Francis arrived Tuesday on the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his humble manner and his “church of the poor” to a rich and powerful nation polarized over economic inequality, immigration and equal justice.

Assam flood situation deteriorates, 10 lakh people affected

September 02, 2015 9:04 pm

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated as incessant rains pounded the state today and four more persons lost their lives in it as the calamity affected nearly 10 lakh people in over 2,000 villages.

Assam Flood Toll Rises To 44, Five More Killed

June 22, 2020 6:58 pm