GUWAHATI: Nine more people have died in flood-related incidents in Assam on Tuesday, July 14 and 33 lakh people across 28 districts of the state are affected by the deluge. With this, the death toll reached 59 in the state, according to the daily flood bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

On Tuesday, 3,371 villages/localities have been affected. Flood waters have submerged over 1.28 lakh hectares of cropland.

Floods had affected nearly 22 lakh people across 27 districts on Monday, July 13.

The swelling waters of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries have gushed into the Kaziranga National Park, forcing tigers and other animals to flee to human habitats and highlands for survival.

A Royal Bengal tiger entered a goat shed of a villager in Kandolimari village in Agoratoli forest range of the park on Monday and left the site later in the night, local officials said. Two more tigers were sighted on Tuesday trying to escape floodwaters, according to park officials who said the big cats strayed into the Baghmari village area.

On Tuesday morning, a one-year old rhino was rescued from near the Sukani camp of Agartoli range of the Kaziranga National Park.

So far this year, 102 animals have been rescued, while 51 were killed in flood-related incidents in Kaziranga, according to officials.

A total of 13,46,261 animals have been affected in the state due to floods.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited Jonai in Dhemaji district during the day and reviewed the flood situation there. He also took stock of the prevalent scenario in Lakhimpur and his home constituency Majuli. He directed officials to expedite embankment repairing works.

The Water Resource Department (WRD) was directed to prevent flooding from the Suwansiri and the Dikrong rivers in Jamuguri and Siyang river at Jonai, and attend to the damage caused to the Kenmili embankment in Majuli, among others.

Stressing on the need to dredge the Brahmaputra as its water carrying capacity has reduced over the years, Sonowal said work on it would start soon. Noting that strengthening of river management in neighbouring states would help in preventing floods effectively in Assam, he asked WRD engineers to bring innovation and newer technologies for the flood prevention mechanism in the state.

Devastating #AssamFloods ruining lives everyday. 😭😭#AssamFloods ... pic.twitter.com/J1tkaQUHpK
— Ashutosh Srivastava (@kingashu1008) July 13, 2020

Are We north-eastean of India only for fame caring??
Q: Where is the largest River-Island of India
Ans: India, Majuli located in Assam. sunne mein achha lagta he na??See 👇👇also #AssamFloods pic.twitter.com/xhcY7euvF8
— Sudipa (@ray_sudipa) July 13, 2020