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| File:Time-lapse, Assam Floods 2022.gif A satelite image time-lapse of the flood from 1 July 2022 to 16 July 2022 of Barpeta. | |
| Date | April 6, 2022 to October 2022 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | 197 |
| Property damage | ~1000 crore rupees, ~$ 1.2 Billion[1] |
Assam Floods 2022 ( অসমীয়া (Assamese) : - অসমৰ বানপানী ২০২২) is one of the worst floods ever seen in Assam in the decade which lasted for almost 7 Months ( From April 2022 to October 2022 ) in a series of waves.[2]
The main causes for the floods are the Pre-Monsson rains which were started from 6 April 2022 across the state and the Monsoon Season there after.[3]
In total around 5.6 million people got affected, 4.7 million people got displaced and 32 districts in the state : - Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Hojai, Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong , Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, South Salmara, Tamulpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri got affected by the floods. .[4]
Impact
The first wave of the floods, caused by the excessive rains in May 2022, due to which flooding was seen in 27 districts. Soil erosion happended in large scale across various places of the state. Around 670,000 people got affected by the first wave.[5]
The second wave of the floods, lasted from June 2022 to September 2022, due to "Monsoon season", caused the Brahmaputra, Barak and other major rivers in the state to overflow which eroded the river banks and also the houses present their. Around 1,100 houses got completely destroyed and 7,000 houses got partially damaged. Landslides were also observed in Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Morigaon and Cachar districts. Over 90,000 people got affected in the second wave of the floods.[6]
The third wave of the floods, the last wave, in October 2022, caused the low-lying areas near the riverbanks to get flooded with rainwater and again extensive erosion was observed. Around 70,000 people got affected in the third wave.[7]
References
- ^ ""Property loss by Assam Floods 2022'". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ ""One of the worst flood in the decade"". www.guwahatiplus.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ ""Causes of the floods"". www.ndrf.gov.in. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ ""Human Displacement, Assam Floods 2022"". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ ""First wave destruction"". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ ""Assam floods, second wave"". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ ""The third wave, Assam Floods 2022"". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.