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Brahmaputra's water level rises in Assam's Dibrugarh due to incessant heavy rainfall
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Brahmaputra's water level rises in Assam's Dibrugarh due to incessant heavy rainfall

The India Meteorological Department on Sunday informed that heavy rainfall is likely to continue over various states

Firstpost Podcast: Why Assam is prone to floods
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Firstpost Podcast: Why Assam is prone to floods

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Assam submerged: Heavy rains bring eastern state to standstill, leave 73 dead and 43 lakh affected
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Assam submerged: Heavy rains bring eastern state to standstill, leave 73 dead and 43 lakh affected

Assam has been reeling under devastating floods for the past one week with nearly nearly 43 lakh people in 33 of its 35 districts being severely affected

Assam floods: Four die in Goalpara, Dima Hasao, Udalguri, taking toll to 46; Brahmaputra river flows above danger mark
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Assam floods: Four die in Goalpara, Dima Hasao, Udalguri, taking toll to 46; Brahmaputra river flows above danger mark

Over 10,51,575 people have been affected by the flood in 24 districts including Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Dhubri, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Hojai, Kamrup and Kamrup Metro

Heavy rains: Assam govt issues alert for residents of Guwahati, opens helpline numbers
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Heavy rains: Assam govt issues alert for residents of Guwahati, opens helpline numbers

Four persons were killed in a massive landslide at Boragaon in Guwahati city on Tuesday due to incessant rains since Monday night

Assam floods: Work underway to restore damaged railway network
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Assam floods: Work underway to restore damaged railway network

According to the Northeast Frontier Railway (NF Railway), the flood and landslides caused due to the incessant rains had damaged the railway network at 60 locations in Dima Hasao, under the 170-km long Lumding-Badarpur section

Assam floods: Situation improving but uncertainty looms over future of affected people
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Assam floods: Situation improving but uncertainty looms over future of affected people

Phanidhar Bora, a resident of Gossaigaon village under the Kamrup revenue circle in central Assam's Nagaon district said that he lost everything in this devastating flood

Maharashtra: Heavy rains forecast in Mumbai, other coastal areas; stay alert, Uddhav Thackeray tells officials
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Maharashtra: Heavy rains forecast in Mumbai, other coastal areas; stay alert, Uddhav Thackeray tells officials

People living in low-lying areas, dilapidated buildings and landslide-prone areas should be moved to safer places, Uddhav directed the state administration

Narendra Modi reviews flood situation in six states, calls for innovative technology for forecast system
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Narendra Modi reviews flood situation in six states, calls for innovative technology for forecast system

The prime minister appealed for better coordination between Central and state agencies as part of a permanent system to predict floods

At least 19 dead, two others seriously injured in Assam's Barak Valley as incessant rain triggers landslides
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At least 19 dead, two others seriously injured in Assam's Barak Valley as incessant rain triggers landslides

State Minister Parimal Suklavaidya, who was in Hailakandi town to review the COVID-19 pandemic situation, has directed district authorities to immediately send their reports on the landslide to the government for payment of Rs Four lakh to the next of kin of each of the deceased.

North India Flood 2019: Heavy rains lash Assam, Rajasthan, Bihar as IMD predicts downpour likely to continue till 27 July
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North India Flood 2019: Heavy rains lash Assam, Rajasthan, Bihar as IMD predicts downpour likely to continue till 27 July

The northern parts of the country are likely to receive light to heavy rains, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) saying rainfall activity has increased over central India, northern plains and western Himalayan

Daily Bulletin: ICJ verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case likely today; SC to pass order on rebel Karnataka MLAs’ resignations; day's top stories
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Daily Bulletin: ICJ verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case likely today; SC to pass order on rebel Karnataka MLAs’ resignations; day's top stories

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India hopes for relief as ICJ set to deliver verdict today; Karnataka crisis: SC reserves order in rebel MLAs' case for today at 10.30 am; day's top stories

Floods in Assam, Bihar claim 55 lives, over 70 lakh people affected; red alert sounded in Kerala
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Floods in Assam, Bihar claim 55 lives, over 70 lakh people affected; red alert sounded in Kerala

The flood fury continued in Bihar and Assam Tuesday with the death toll in the region mounting to 55, even as a red alert was sounded in Kerala after the weather office predicted extremely heavy rains in the state

Three dead, two lakh affected by rain, flood-related incidents in Assam; heavy showers lash Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, West Bengal
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Three dead, two lakh affected by rain, flood-related incidents in Assam; heavy showers lash Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, West Bengal

Parts of northern and eastern India received heavy showers on Wednesday while in the northeastern state of Assam three persons were killed in rain and flood related incidents and over two lakh people across 11 districts have been affected by the deluge

Fresh wave of floods hits Assam; Brahmaputra and tributaries flow above danger mark; four districts affected
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Fresh wave of floods hits Assam; Brahmaputra and tributaries flow above danger mark; four districts affected

In the last two waves of floods in Assam, at least 50 people had died. Dhemaji is the worst-hit district this time.

Assam: Three people, including mother and child, killed in rain-related incidents in Guwahati; Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia announced
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Assam: Three people, including mother and child, killed in rain-related incidents in Guwahati; Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia announced

Three persons, including a mother and child, were killed in landslides in Guwahati following torrential rains since Thursday night which triggered flash floods and led to water logging in several areas