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Panic over essential items as key NE rail link remains snapped

The Siasat Daily 20 May 2022

The worst-affected districts include Cachar, Dima Hasao, Hojai, Nagaon, Charaideo, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Bajali, Baksa, Biswanath and Lakhimpur. The situation in the hill section of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) at Halflong and nearby areas in Dima Hasao district ...

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Floods: Assam airdrops food, Tripura eyes supply via Bangladesh

The Times of India 20 May 2022

Assam continues to battle with floods and landslides triggered by ‘large excess’ pre- monsoon rain that has hit 29 of 33 districts, forcing the authorities to airdrop food and essentials in Dima Hasao and shut educational institutes in Cachar — the two worst-hit districts.

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Amid floods, Assam airdrops food, Tripura eyes supply via B’desh

The Times of India 20 May 2022

GUWAHATI/AGARTALA ... Assam continues to battle its worst floods in recent years, with 29 out of 33 districts hit by pre-monsoon showers. Authorities airdropped food and essentials in Dima Hasao and shut down educational institutes in Cachar, the two worst-hit districts ... .

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Rahul Gandhi urges Congress workers, leaders to extend help to people affected by flood in Assam

The Times of India 20 May 2022

NEW DELHI ... "Lakhs of people are affected by severe flooding in Assam ... Several parts of the state are reeling under flood ... Further, Assam Cabinet decided to introduce an emergency flight service between Silchar and Guwahati at the rate of Rs 3000, to mitigate the communication crisis due to floods and landslides in Dima Hasao and Barak Valley ... .

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Assam government starts low-cost flights for stranded passengers

The Telegraph India 19 May 2022

Besides tying up with FlyBig, the chief minister also revealed that Indian Air Force will evacuate those stranded in Dima Hasao to Jorhat and Silchar and also drop food items in Dima Hasao to tide over any shortage. On Thursday, 128 of around 400 stranded were evacuated to Silchar, while the six metric tonne of food was dropped in Dima Hasao.

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Edu institutes shut in flood-hit Cachar, essentials airdropped in Dima Hasao

The Times of India 19 May 2022

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Assam Floods: Indian Railways Cancels These Trains Till End Of Next Month. Full List | Mint

Live Mint 19 May 2022

One was train number 15616 Silchar-Guwahati Express at the Ditokcherra station and another was train number 15615 Guwahati-Silchar Express at the New Haflong station in Assam's Dima Hasao district ... Hasao district of Assam and neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur.

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Northeast India Floods: Fuel, Food Grain Supplies Disrupted | Mint

Live Mint 19 May 2022

Surface links to Assam's Barak Valley and Dima Hasao district, and to neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur remained cut off as incessant rains triggered landslides and washed off roads as well as railway tracks in multiple locations in Assam and Meghalaya.

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Photos: Floods hit thousands in India's Assam

Gulf News 19 May 2022

1 of 13 ... Image Credit. AFP. 2 of 13 ... AFP ... AFP ... Train coaches are seen toppled over following mudslides triggered by heavy rains at New Haflong railway station on the Lumding-Silchar route at Dima Hasao district, in northeastern Assam state ... AP ... Above, cracks appear on the road after it got damaged due to a landslide following heavy rainfall, in Dima Hasao.

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Floods, landslides makes life miserable in parts of NortheastDima Hasao, a hills district and tourist ...

Deccan Herald 19 May 2022

Dima Hasao, a hills district and tourist centre in central Assam has borne the heaviest brunt, with rains causing landslides in several places ... They were rescued by IAF helicopters and other agencies on May 15 and 16 ... Also Read ... Many places in Dima Hasao were under darkness as the flood hit electricity as well as mobile connectivity ... Sign Up ... Twitter .

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Assam floods paralyse normal life, 9 dead so far

The Telegraph India 19 May 2022

As per latest reports, nine persons have lost their lives ... Advertisement ... Landslides triggered by incessant rain snapped rail and road links to Barak Valley and Dima Hasao district of Assam and neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur ... .

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Assam: This BJP MLA on review work needs a piggyback ride to wade through flooded ...

Hindustan Times 19 May 2022

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Dima Hasao is the worst-hit as rail ...

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Landslides, floods kill at least 10 in India

Manila Bulletin 19 May 2022

Four of the victims were killed when their house was buried in a remote village in Dima Hasao district, where landslides undermined railway lines in several areas, making it difficult for authorities to send relief material. One train was pushed off the tracks by muddy debris from surrounding hills ... .

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Flood condition worsens in Assam, landlsides in Arunachal: Top developments

The Times of India 19 May 2022

The other affected districts are Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Charaideo, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong West, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tamulpur and Udalguri.

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Assam floods: Over 6 lakh affected due to heavy downpour, death toll reaches 9

DNA India 19 May 2022

According to reports, over 6 lakh people have been affected deeply by the floods ... Meanwhile, the Dima Hasao district in south Assam remains cut off for the fifth day as the massive rainfall and floods triggered a series of landslides, blocking off roads and highways in and around the district ... .