Assam Floods: Train Services Disrupted As Railway Bridge Partially Collapses; Nearly 16,000 Affected

Published 28 June 2026 · politics

Assam Floods: Train Services Disrupted As Railway Bridge Partially Collapses; Nearly 16,000 Affected Published By, Last Updated: June 28, 2026, 23:49 IST Assam Chief Minister

Assam Floods: Train Services Disrupted As Railway Bridge Partially Collapses; Nearly 16,000 Affected Published By, Last Updated: June 28, 2026, 23:49 IST Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government was closely monitoring the situation and mobilising resources for relief and rehabilitation. The Assam flood situation has turned grim. (Image: X/@himantabiswa) Severe flooding has disrupted normal life in Assam’s Dhemaji district after incessant rainfall along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border caused rivers to overflow, submerging villages, roads and agricultural land. The Leku River, originating in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, breached its banks and inundated stretches of Highway 515 at Leku, bringing traffic to a standstill. Several villages along the border were flooded, with houses, farmlands and other properties submerged as water levels continued to rise. Flooding also turned dangerous in the Aie River, where two country boats were stranded midstream with six people, including two women, trapped onboard.

Joint rescue teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) units of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, along with police personnel and local residents, carried out a rescue operation and safely evacuated all six after several hours. #WATCH | Dhemaji, Assam | 300-meter-long iron bridge connecting Kemi and Oyan washed away by raging floodwaters in the Kemi River, completely severing connectivity between the Kemi-Purana Jelom area and Jonai Sadar. pic.twitter.com/HcxrpQtHN5— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2026 Iron Bridge Washed Away, Connectivity Cut Off Separately, a 300-metre iron bridge across the Kemi River connecting Kemi and Oyan in Jonai was swept away by raging floodwaters, cutting off access between the Kemi-Purana Jelom area and Jonai Sadar. Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government was closely monitoring the situation and mobilising resources for relief and rehabilitation. “Since the flood situation has unfolded in Dhemaji, I’ve been closely monitoring the situation.

We are deeply saddened by the impact it has had on the lives of our people and in this difficult time, we firmly stand with them," Sarma said in a post on X. The Chief Minister said Water Resources Minister Susanta Borgohain and Revenue & Disaster Management Minister Keshab Mahanta had been directed to remain in Dhemaji to oversee relief efforts. “We are leaving no stone unturned to mitigate the impact of this flood on our people," he added. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 16,000 people across 69 villages in four revenue circles in Dhemaji have been affected. Further, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has suspended train services between Archipathar and Simen Chapari after severe riverbank erosion damaged a railway bridge. Passenger trains on the route have been cancelled until further notice, while bus services and help desks have been arranged for stranded travellers.