Guwahati, 29/6:After signs of improvement, the flood situation worsened in parts of Assam on Wednesday following heavy rains in the past 24 hours.
Many new areas in North Assam districts like Sonitpur, Biswanath, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Majuli were inundated on Tuesday following heavy rains not only in Assam but in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh too. Five deaths have been reported since Sunday due to landslides in the state capital, Itanagar.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu asked people to shift to safer places in order to avoid more casualties. Water from the Siang river surged on Tuesday following heavy rains. Several areas have been inundated in East Siang district, officials said.
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