India: Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1 "All settlements situated in low-lying Issued 15 July 2005 flood prone areas and along river channels have been flooded." GLIDE: FL-2005-000104-IND

SITUATION Floods in parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh CHINA due to continuous rains. Landslides and erosion of Districts of Lohit, Anjaw and Salween Mekong Lower Dibang Valley affected. embankments have caused congestion of river In Lohit district, 7 villages with channels. All settlements in low-lying flood prone 200,000 persons affected. areas and along river channels flooded. Transportation networks, water supply, and power have been affected in a number of districts. ACTION Thimphu Government has not requested international Sikkim )"" BHUTAN NEPAL Arunachal Pradesh assistance up to this date. Rice and salt distributed to affected people in Assam; district administrations in Arunchal Pradesh operating joint flood control BrahmaputraAssam INDIA Nagaland room with Army and Border Roads Organization. Irrawaddy Meghalaya Bihar Assam Manipur Districts of Karimganj, Tinsukia, BANGLADESH Lakhimpur, Dehmaji and Jorhat (Majuli) and 153 villages with 500,000 persons affected as of Dacca Ganges Tripura 14 July. Total of 64 houses )"" damaged by floods; 165 houses West Bengal Mizoram by erosion.

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" National Capital Orissa )" River Arunachal Pradesh Assam 050 100 200 300 Neighbour Country km Produced by the ReliefWeb Map Centre Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. United Nations - 18 July 2005