GUWAHATI, Sept 10 (IANS) - At least one person was killed and 30,000 displaced in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Assam's Lakhimpur district. A vast stretch of the internationally-famed Kaziranga National Park has been inundated, officials said Friday.
A government spokesperson said floodwaters of Drupang and Sessa rivers, both tributaries of the Brahmaputra river, entered at least 40 villages and forced residents to take shelter on higher ground and railway tracks.
"There have been breaches of about 20 to 30 metres in two embankments and that led to floodwaters entering settlements," a district official said.
"One person drowned while trying to escape the surging floodwaters," he added.
Measures are being taken to plug the breaches in the mud embankments.
"We have sounded maximum alert and have already kept disaster management teams on standby. We are also taking stock of essentials and other commodities in the district," the official added.
