Official sources today said that incessant rain since last night has inundated many localities and main roads. One person was killed due to landslide in Shantipur area this morning while a woman was washed away by Dhala River in upper Assam's Tinsukia district.
Bharalu River, which flows through the city was flooded and many localities, including Naveen Nagar, Zoo Road, Pub-Sarania and Mathura Nagar were under waist deep water.
According to senior government officials, upper Assam districts bore the brunt of flood with lakhs of people reeling under flood waters in the districts of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar and Jorhat.
Ferry services between the northern and southern banks of the Brahmaputra have been suspended till further orders due to rising water levels and swift current, sources said.
Suspension of ferry operations at Naematighat and Majuli island in Jorhat has caused hardship to the people of the island, for whom the service in their lifeline.
Patients in hospitals of Majuli, Asia's largest river island, needing urgent treatment are the worst affected.
A total of 72 villages in Majuli have been submerged by rising waters of the Brahmaputra, which has also entered the main police station and two colleges in the island.
The historic satra (Vaishnative monastery) of Kamalabari has been threatened by the flood water. People in Kamalabari area have started vacating homes and moving to higher grounds.
Many roads in the island have been submerged.
