The Assam Government has sent out a red alert across the flood-prone districts, following a breach of embankment on the swelling Brahmaputra river in Upper Assam on Wednesday.
State Revenue Minister Bhumidhar Barman said at least 80 villages have been engulfed by gushing waters, rendering over one lakh people homeless in the Lakhimpur district.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/red-alert-assam-following-breach-embankment
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/pioneer-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-erosion
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brahmaputra
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ranganadi
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakhimpur-d
