32 people have died in worst affected Banaskantha district alone.
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“While the entire state administration is working to reach out to the affected, we urge all political parties and NGOs to assist in relief work”, she said. In Odisha, seven districts namely Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jharsuguda and Deogarh were affected by the floods, the statement said.
Flash flood due to heavy rains in various parts of West Bengal has disrupted normal life in the state.
The excessive rain for the past two days coupled with high tide and water released from Jharkhand and Odisha has rendered the flood situation in West Bengal “beyond control”, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. The Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force is engaged in the relief and rescue operations and so far, 1,574 persons have been shifted to safer places, a Ministry communique said. So far more than 630 peoples have been rescued from various districts in Rajasthan.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday evening spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over phone and enquired about the flood situation in the state.
So far 12 districts consisting of 210 blocks and 9691 villages have been affected due to floods.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary has visited the state for two days to assess the situation and oversee the rescue and relief operations.
At least four children were killed and four other people seriously injured after they were struck by lightning in Barasat in North Paraganas district on Sunday, police said. Rescue operations are going on and one villager has been saved, an official said. At least 450 villagers have been evacuated from the village where river Bhagirathi had overflown.
A total of five people have lost their lives while 644 villages and a population of 4,80,399 have been left in distress.
Cyclone Komen from the Bay of Bengal has brought heavy rains to West Bengal and Odisha, submerging hundreds of villages and making tens of thousands homeless.
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Troops of southern command and south western command have been involved in rescue operations in flood-affected areas of Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan. 132 boats have been deployed for rescue operations. Places like Mukundpur, Dum Dum Park and Alipore Bodyguard Lines remain inundated, as people used boats to ferry across.
