Guwahati: Torrential rains for one week have led to flash floods in Assam's capital in what may be easily described as the worst floods the state has witnessed in eight years. Almost 23 of its 27 districts are under water. Nearly four lakh people in 2,000 villages are said to be affected and 40,000 hectares of crop land is believed to be destroyed.
The Brahmaputra and its tributaries breached their embankments at several places leading to the worst floods the state has witnessed in eight years.
Rescue operations are being carried out by the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the state government, and yet, nothing substantial has been achieved so far.
Angry villagers are, meanwhile, desperately moving to higher grounds and struggling to survive in makeshift camps. Around 173 temporary shelters have been set up across the state....
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08:01 AM, Jun 30, 2012
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08:33 AM, Apr 15, 2011
Onagawa: On its first mission overseas, a 46-member Indian rescue and relief team has taken charge of the search for people still missing in this northeastern Japanese town after the March 11 mega quake and tsunami, as well as recovery of bodies and clearing of debris. The team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from India arrived on March 28 in Japan, where nearly 30,000 people were killed or unaccounted...
02:58 PM, Apr 03, 2011
National Disaster Response Force organized fire drills in schools across India. ...
01:45 PM, Jan 22, 2011
Authorities have asked all educational institutions, offices in Mumbai to close down. ...
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