Situation Report 2: Flood Situation in India (18 July 2024)

Date: 18th July 2024 (Tue)
Time: 10:00 AM (IST)

SITUATION UPDATE

ASSAM

• The state has been experiencing a flood situation since June 25, 2024, due to heavy to very heavy rainfall and the rising water levels in various rivers.

• On July 17, 2024, a total of 16 districts and 49 revenue circles have been affected by the flood, including Biswanath, Cachar, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Kamrup, Kamrup Metro, Karimganj, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, and Sivasagar.

• According to the IMD report, the highest rainfall recorded in different districts during the last 24 hours was 120 mm in Cachar and 80 mm in Tinsukia, with an average rainfall of 21.1 mm.The Central Water Commission (CWC) bulletin indicates that the Brahmaputra and two other rivers are flowing above the danger level.

• One human life was lost in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 113 during the current flood.

• A total of 3,337,981 people have been affected so far. Dhubri is the worst hit in the last 24 hours with nearly 80,000 people impacted, followed by Nagaon with 77,500 people and Cachar with almost 72,000 people.

• The flood has caused significant damage to infrastructure, with 24,501 houses reported damaged (3,306 fully and 21,195 partially).

• Eighty-four relief camps have been opened, accommodating 15,476 inmates. Additionally, 85 relief camps and relief distribution centres are operating in eight districts, caring for 24,336 displaced people.

• A total of 823 villages are underwater, and 16,673.86 hectares of crop area have been damaged across the state.

• Embankments, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure have been damaged by floodwaters in Bajali, Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Barpeta, Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Karimganj, and Morigaon.

• Essential services such as road communication, telephone communication, water supply, and electricity supply have been affected in flood-affected districts.

• The state of Uttar Pradesh has been experiencing a flood situation since July 7, 2024, due to heavy to very heavy rainfall, including extremely heavy rainfall, and the rising water levels in the rivers.

• According to the IMD report, no rainfall has been reported during the last 24 hours in the state.

• As per the Central Water Commission (CWC) bulletin, the rivers Kwano, Rapti, and Bhuri Rapti are flowing above their danger levels in different districts of the state.

• So far, around 80 human lives have been lost during the current flood.

• In the past 24 hours alone, 10 people were killed in rain-related incidents, including three each in Moradabad and Gorakhpur, and one each in Pilibhit, Lalitpur, Ghazipur, and Etah.

• A total of 13 districts in the state are flood-affected, including Lakhimpur Kheri, Kushinagar, Shahjahanpur, Barabanki, Siddharthnagar, Ballia, Gorakhpur, Unnao, Deoria, Hardoi, Ayodhya, Budaun, and Maharajganj.

• In the last 24 hours, 413 villages and 338,082 people have been affected by the flood.

• So far, 20 districts, 1,625 villages, 1,522,778 people, and 324,528 hectares of crop area have been affected during the current flood in the state.

• Over 11,000 people have been rescued, and more than 11,962 individuals have been relocated to safety in just ten days.

• In total, 804 shelter homes were set up in the state, and currently, 1,365 individuals are staying in these shelter homes after being displaced.

• In Balia, 180 families affected due to erosion and washing away of few settlments. Awareness have been done, pamphlets distributed.

  KERALA

• Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala, especially the hilly areas of its northern districts, on Thursday, disrupting normal life. Incidents of flooding, uprooting of trees, and minor landslides have been reported from many parts of northern Kerala districts.

• In the hilly areas of Wayanad district, widespread heavy rains have caused significant disruption. A total of 29 houses have been partially damaged, and 1002 people have been shifted to 26 relief camps. Additionally, there has been a rise in the water levels of rivers flowing through the region.

• Three people died in Kerala on Wednesday as heavy rains continued to pound many parts of central and northern Kerala, causing widespread destruction.

• Ernakulam district has been particularly affected, with heavy rain accompanied by strong winds battering the area for the third consecutive day on Wednesday. Two houses were completely destroyed, while 71 residences suffered partial damage. Although the water level in the Periyar River has subsided, the impact of the rains has been severe.

• The relief camp at Kuttikkattukara Government UPS in Paravur taluk was wound up as all 54 inmates returned to their homes on Wednesday evening after the water started receding.

• The water levels, which had submerged the Manikandanchal bridge connecting the tribal areas of Kutampuzha forest to the outside world on Tuesday, have dropped, restoring traffic in the area. However, heavy rain caused waterlogging in many places in Kochi city on Wednesday morning.

• Electricity supply was disrupted as tree branches fell on power lines, damaging electric posts.

• Around 80 tribal families living in makeshift hutments at Panthapra settlement in Kuttampuzha panchayat were affected as strong winds uprooted trees, damaging huts and snapping power lines.

• In Kottayam district, the administration reported that 45 people were moved to camps following incessant rains throughout Tuesday night.

  KARNATAKA

• Following heavy rains in Sakleshpur taluk of Hassan district, there have been numerous reports of landslides on the Shiradi Ghat stretch of the highway. These landslides have severely impacted the movement of vehicles on the highway, causing many vehicles to be stuck.

• Local police are directing motorists to alternative routes to avoid the affected areas

TAMIL NADU

• In Gudalur, 48 residents from the low-lying areas of Iruvayal and Chemundi were evacuated and accommodated at a temporary relief camp at the government residential school at Thorapalli on Wednesday morning.
• In Pandalur, two houses were partially damaged by rain, and in Udhagamandalam taluk, four huts were partially damaged. Additionally, a landslip occurred along the roadside at Ithalar in Kunda Taluk.
• In Kodaikanal, Dindigul district, over 6,000 power connections were disrupted following strong winds and rain over the past two days.