Lakhimpur/Tezpur, Jul 16 : Flood fury in Assam is back for this monsoon as rivers swell due to incessant rain with three people feared drowned in the Subansiri river today on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river.
A country boat, carrying 11 people, capsized in the Subansiri river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, with eight of them rescued but three still missing.
Water, water all the way. Utpal Baruah/Reuters
A rescue operation has been launched but chances of rescuing them alive are dim, said an official.
Meanwhile, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur districts in the north bank have been severely affected by the rising water levels of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries—Singora, Ranganadi, Dikrong, Kakoi, Johing and Konnadi—which have crossed the danger mark in several places.
Lakhimpur has been cut-off from the rest of the country by road with a deluge covering NH-52, leaving a section of the national highway severely damaged.
More than 35,000 people have been affected in 40 villages of the district, said an official.
In Sonitpur district, the Brahmaputra and its four major tributaries—Jiabhorali, Belsir, Gabharu and Depota—were also swelling alarmingly, with the Jiabhorali crossing the danger level.
The worst affected areas are Gohpur and Bishwanath Chariali with nearly 25,000 people affected in 20 villages.
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