Assam floods: 5 dead, 3.63 lakh affected, rail services hit

The flood situation in Assam worsened on Monday, with nearly 3.63 lakh people affected across 15 districts and five more persons losing their lives, as the Army joined state agencies in rescue operations amid incessant rain. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said two men and two girls drowned in floodwaters in Jorhat district, while another person died in Karbi Anglong district. Besides, one person each was reported missing in Charaideo and Karbi Anglong districts.With these fatalities, the total number of deaths in this year’s floods has increased to 10, the ASDMA said.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said four cabinet ministers have been stationed in the affected districts to supervise relief measures, while MPs and MLAs from the flood-hit areas have also been asked to remain on the ground.

I have asked all MPs and MLAs of the flood affected districts to be on ground and closely monitor the situation.

I am in constant touch with all the public representatives and have assured all possible assistance from Govt of Assam to deal with this situation.

As rains continue… pic.twitter.com/zDwZVCTAgd

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 20, 2026

More than 3,62,900 people have been affected in Biswanath, Cachar, Charaideo, Chirang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts, it said. Sivasagar is the worst-hit district, with nearly 1.58 lakh people affected, followed by Charaideo with around 1.05 lakh and Jorhat with about 51,000 people reeling under floodwaters, it added. With the situation worsening, Army personnel have been deployed in Upper Assam to assist the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), SDRF, Fire and Emergency Services and district authorities in rescue and relief operations, officials said.
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said train movement in the Simaluguri-Namtiali and Simaluguri-Selenghat sections has been suspended after floodwaters from the overflowing Dikhow river inundated the Simaluguri station yard, railway colony and tracks. Several long-distance trains from Dibrugarh and Tinsukia have been diverted via the Rangiya-Rangapara route on the north bank of the Brahmaputra, while a number of local trains have been cancelled or short-terminated, he said. 
The floodwaters have also inundated several tea estates in the state. The Assam unit of the Tea Association of India (TAI) said almost all tea gardens in the Nazira subdivision of Sivasagar district have been submerged, affecting workers’ quarters, hospitals, schools, roads and other infrastructure.In its daily bulletin, the ASDMA said 101 relief camps and relief distribution centres have been set up across 11 districts, where 9,606 displaced people are currently taking shelter.