Under the influence of strong southwesterly moisture winds from the Bay of Bengal, widespread rains and thunderstorms are likely to persist over North-Eastern India between May 16-20, 2022, as per the weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The IMD also informed that rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms/lightning and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places are very likely over Assam during this period. Rainfall amounts will generally run 50-80mm/day over those areas during the next five days, and an excess of 100 mm/day is possible over Assam and Meghalaya on Monday and Tuesday.
Meanwhile, at least three persons have been reported to be dead so far and over 41,000 people have been affected across Cachar district due to floods resulting from torrential rain over the past few days. Sources informed that the casualties have been reported from Borkhola constituency, a major part of which has been worst hit due to the inundation caused by the overflowing Jatinga River.
Borkhola MLA Misbahul Islam Laskar, while talking to The Assam Tribune informed that among the dead include a minor girl from near the Veterinary Centre in Borkhola. Two bodies were also recovered, among them one was aged around 50 years while the other was recovered from Dholchora Part-I. “I had visited the sites and the condition is beyond description. Borkhola constituency has been severely affected due to the flood. A water supply scheme which was opened recently has been washed away. While people, mostly farmers rushed to safer locations, the quantum of reaped crop stored by farmers for selling to the concerned Government outlets was damaged in the flood. I am concerned with the fresh rise in the water level of Jatinga River since this morning,” the legislator said.