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Unicef india assam floods humanitarian situation report, 8 july 2022, attachments.

2nd wave of floods in Assam which started on 14 June has improved considerably. As of 7 July, 0.91 million people including 0.23 million children and 0.32 million women from 707 villages of 14/35 districts are affected. One hundred and eighty six lives lost and 37 people have been reported as missing.

There are 207 flood relief camps functioning with 91,594 people including 27,938 children, 156 pregnant/lactating mothers, and 4 persons with disability. Additionally, 39 relief distribution centers are reaching out to people with essential relief supplies. As per initial estimates, 18,262 houses have been fully damaged, and 121,731 have been partially damaged as on 7 July 2022.

UNICEF is extending technical support to respective government departments on response and early recovery actions through existing human resources and partners.

UNICEF will deploy five technical experts in Cachar, Dima Hasao, Lakhimpur, Bajali and Barpeta for three months to support District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) to facilitate GO-NGO Coordination and social sector recovery starting from 15 July.

UNICEF’s partner, Oxfam India has so far completed distribution of 1009 hygiene kits and household water filtration units in Cachar and Hojai districts, constructed 14 temporary toilets, conducted hygiene promotion activities reaching 31,315 people. Four boat mounted water treatment units supported by UNCEF are functioning in Cachar.

UNICEF has entered a partnership with Caritas India to scale up WASH response in Nagaon and Barpeta districts. The support will include water treatment units, hygiene kits, household water filtration kits, disinfection of spot sources and temporary toilets.

UNICEF’s partner, Deshabandu Club is supporting DDMA of Cachar in relief camp management and Inter Agency Coordination through District Inter Agency Group, Cachar.

UNICEF’s partner, Save the Children has agreed to support school continuity, mental health and psychosocial support in four districts of Assam (Dima Hasao, Cachar, Hojai and Nalbari).

UNICEF’s partner, Rural Volunteer Centre has been conducting block level training of frontline workers, supporting Village Health Sanitation Day (VHSND) continuity, support DDMAs in operationalizing Child Friendly Spaces in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Majuli.

Situation in Numbers

230,491 Children affected by flood

(Source: Daily SitRep, FRIMS, ASDMA dated 07 July 2022)

906,000 People affected by flood in 707 villages of 14 districts

27,938 Children in 207 relief camps in 11 districts

305,565 People in 207 relief camps in 11 districts

186 deaths and 37 missing

18,262 houses fully damaged

121,731 houses partially damaged

Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs

With overall reduction in rainfall, 2nd wave of floods in Assam that started on 14 June has improved considerably. As of 7 July, 0.91 million people including 0.23 million children and 0.32 million women from 707 villages of 14/35 districts are affected. One hundred and eighty-six lives lost, and 37 people have been reported as missing. As per media reports citing Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) complied data, 63 child deaths due to floods (drowning) were reported since 14 May, with majority of deaths reported from Cachar and Nagaon districts.

There are 207 flood relief camps functioning with 91,594 people including 27,938 children, 156 pregnant/lactating mothers, and 4 persons with the disability. Additionally, 39 relief distribution centers are reaching out to people with essential relief supplies. As per initial estimates, 18,262 houses have been fully damaged, and 121,731 have been partially damaged as on 7 July 2022.

Government of India has released INR 3244 million to the state of Assam to supplement the ongoing response and recovery actions as well as preparedness for possible floods in the coming months.

Public Health measures including disinfection, chlorination of water sources, minor repairing of spot sources, piped water supply schemes and restoration of road communication are also ongoing.

Flood damage assessments by the government agencies are ongoing. The compensation process has also been initiated in districts where the situation has improved. Many parts of Cachar, particularly Silchar town are still under water.

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The state of Assam has been facing severe floods and landslides since April 6, 2022 due to pre-monsoon showers followed by south-west monsoon 2022. As per CWC (Central Water Commission) bulletin Rivers namely Kopili, Brahmaputra, Burhidihing & Disang are flowing above danger level, Barak (at BP Ghat, Karimganj at AP Ghat , Cachar) and Kushiyara (at Karimganj) are flowing above danger level. During the month, the Southwest Monsoon covered most parts of Northeast India. In view of the heavy rainfalls and as per the requisition of State Government of Assam, 27 teams of NDRF were deployed at Guwahati, Cachar, Barpeta, Darrang, Tamulpur, Kamrup Rural, Jorhat, Bongaigaon & Silchar and promptly swung into action and brought normalcy in the worst affected areas of the Assam State. Total 179 numbers of people have lost their life due to flood and landslide in this season from 6th April, 2022. Due to prompt and specialized response by NDRF, teams rescued 09 persons, evacuated 22,410 persons, 32 livestock, retrieved 13 dead bodies and provide PHT to 17 persons.

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Disaster recovery and resilience: Case study of Assam floods, India

Often recovery actions and initiatives provide a window of opportunity to instill changes and influence transformational changes as well. However there is limited documentation of recovery actions and their impacts in the face of recurring disaster events such as annual floods and riverine erosion. This case study research of Assam floods in India was undertaken using participatory research tools and key informant interviews to explore the promoting and prohibiting factors to build resilience of the communities suffering from recurrent floods and erosion. This study explores how communities recover from repeated disaster events, what support do they receive, what are the challenges faced by them, and their resultant coping or adaptive strategies. It was found that communities suffering from erosion and floods keep losing land and assets gradually and receive minimal support for recovery. Although the humanitarian emergency programmes and early recovery interventions exist for very limited timescale, using integrated and participatory approaches were found to promote community resilience. It was found that community participation, knowledge transfer, technical and financial assistance, and the critical assistance to vulnerable groups were instrumental in recovery processes. This paper presents evidence for understanding of community resilience when faced with disasters irrespective of the scale, and the role played by institutions in enabling these recovery processes. The emerging recommendations advocate for a stronger role of civil society and NGOs in Assam for lobbying and developing a state-level and national consensus on the issues of embankments as flood protection measures, recognizing of riverine erosion as a disaster and recurring floods as a national problem.

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Here is what assam can do to prevent floods.

It can strengthen embankments, dredge rivers, address river erosion and take wise policy decisions

By Kiran Pandey

Published: wednesday 22 june 2022.

Assam can strengthen embankments, dredge rivers, address river erosion and take wise policy decisions if it wants to manage floods like the one that struck the state this past week. These measures were suggested by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources in its report released in August last year.

Over 5.5 million people have been affected in 32 of Assam’s 35 districts due to the devastating floods this past week, according to the Assam Disaster Management Authority.

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One of the major steps that Assam could undertake could be to strengthen embankments along the Brahmaputra and other rivers, according to the report.

Most flood protection structures in Assam are over 50-60 years old. These were constructed on the main stem of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries way back in the 1960s and 1970s and have become weak now.

Another step would be dredging the state’s rivers. The report said:

Due to persistent silt accumulation, highest flood level of rivers in the floodplain are rising because of the extremely shallow bed of the river and the heavy sediment brought in the monsoon by the river. So, the measures taken by the government to mitigate the effects of floods have so far not yielded desired results.

Under such circumstances, increasing the water-holding capacity of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries by dredging may help. 

This could be done in consultation with all stakeholders. This would also boost and benefit the state’s economy, the report said.

The panel had also asked the Centre to set up modern weather stations in the upstream catchment of all dams in the North East and install sirens on river banks near dams. This would alert downstream populations in the event of floods.

The panel also suggested afforestation and rejuvenation of wetlands as measures to mitigate floods.

The government should consider the inclusion of river erosion in the admissible list of calamities for availing assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund / State Disaster Response Fund, the panel suggested in its report.

The report also noted that the Brahmaputra Board, which has been functional since 1982, does not have enough manpower. It had asked the board to fill up all vacant posts on a priority basis

The report also noted that major flood-prone states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, etc had not taken initiatives to enact the flood plain zoning bill.

The bill envisages the zoning of the flood plain of a river according to flood frequencies and defines the type of use of flood plains.

The report suggested that the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti should consider providing financial assistance to those states that were willing to implement floodplain zoning.

The panel also strongly recommended the setting up of River Basin Organizations or RBOs. These would effectively provide immediate, short-term and long-term solutions in addition to the overall development of river basin, it said in the report

The Jal Shakti ministry was also asked to prioritise and enact the River Basin Management Authority for holistic management of water resources of each river basin.

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Spatial Assessment of Flood Susceptibility in Assam, India: A Comparative Study of Frequency Ratio and Shannon’s Entropy Models

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Flooding is a common and catastrophic natural event that has serious consequences for both human and nature. The assessment of flood susceptibility within watersheds and the implementation of measures to mitigate flood-related impacts and damages are integral aspects of environmental, water resources and disaster management. Assam is significantly impacted by recurring flood events consisting of multiple waves. Consequently, it is imperative to precisely identify the areas susceptible to flooding. Therefore, this research aims to assess the capability of the Frequency Ratio (FR) and Shannon’s Entropy (SE) model for mapping flood susceptibility; and to identify extremely flood prone locations in Assam, India. The study was conducted in four main stages. Firstly, a flood inventory map was developed by using historic records (1998 to 2017) from the Assam Water Resources Department (AWRD), Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), and extensive field surveys. A total of 1630 flood occurrence points were extracted; and of these 75% were randomly selected for model training and 25% for validation. Secondly, nine flood conditioning factors were considered, including elevation, aspect, distance from river, drainage density, Land-use and Land-cover (LULC), rainfall, geomorphology, Topographic Wetness Index (TWI), and Normalised Difference Vegetative Index (NDVI). The thematic layers were prepared in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Thirdly, flood susceptibility maps (FSMs) were generated by applying FR and SE models, using the flood conditioning factors and the occurrence locations. The FSMs were classified into five classes. Finally, the predictive capability of FR and SE models and the validation was done by using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves and computing the Area Under Curves (AUC). The AUC for the FR model was 0.748, and the SE model, it was 0.761. The validation results suggests that the SE model is more suitable for predicting flood susceptibility in the study area. The study makes a unique contribution by identifying the flood susceptible zones in Assam, a state afflicted by recurrent floods. The derived FSMs of the region can be used for effective decision making in flood management, as well as for strategic planning and mitigation measures toward flood events in the future.

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Assam floods: Haflong railway station inundated due to heavy downpour; passengers rescued  

Haflong station in the Dima Hasao district of Assam has been completely inundated due to heavy rains and mudslide. This has impacted train services that come under this section of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).  

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Empty passenger train stranded at worst landslide and flood hit Assam’s New Halflong Station of Dima Hasao being derailed by the strong gush of water and mud flowing down the hills. #AssamFloods #heavyrainfall #NorthEast @CMOfficeAssam @RailMinIndia @himantabiswa pic.twitter.com/etLolfgVBB var ssoCookieUid=getLoginCookie('itg_sso_uid');var isSubsPremium=document.cookie.match(new RegExp('(^| )' + 'subscribed_ads_free' + '=([^;]+)'));var isPVisible;if(ssoCookieUid == ''){isPVisible=true;}else{if(isSubsPremium==null){isPVisible = true;}else{isPVisible = false;}};if(isPVisible == true){if(is_sso_check==true) { if(atViewPort=='desktop') { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot('/1007232/Businesstoday_ROS_Desktop_300x250_MTF', [[300, 250], [336, 280]], 'div-gpt-ad-1').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();googletag.pubads().setTargeting('category', ['latest', 'trends', 'story', '333871','Businesstoday_story_loop_0']);googletag.pubads().setTargeting('keywords', ['Assam floods','Haflong railway station','Dima Hasao','Dima Hasao train','Dima Hasao flood','Dima Hasao train flooded','Haflong railway station flooded','Haflong railway station trains','Haflong railway station trains cancelled','Assam floods news','Assam floods update']);googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); }); } else { googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.defineSlot('/1007232/BT_ROS_Mobile_300x250_Inartilce', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();googletag.pubads().setTargeting('category', ['latest', 'trends', 'story', '333871','Businesstoday_story_loop_0']);googletag.pubads().setTargeting('keywords', ['Assam floods','Haflong railway station','Dima Hasao','Dima Hasao train','Dima Hasao flood','Dima Hasao train flooded','Haflong railway station flooded','Haflong railway station trains','Haflong railway station trains cancelled','Assam floods news','Assam floods update']);googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices();}); } }} var ssoCookieUid=getLoginCookie('itg_sso_uid');var isSubsPremium=document.cookie.match(new RegExp('(^| )' + 'subscribed_ads_free' + '=([^;]+)'));var isPVisible;if(ssoCookieUid == ''){isPVisible=true;}else{if(isSubsPremium==null){isPVisible = true;}else{isPVisible = false;}};if(isPVisible == true){if(is_sso_check==true) { if(atViewPort=='desktop') { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1'); }); } else {googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1'); }); } } else { document.getElementById('div-gpt-ad-1').style.display='none'; }} — PRATEEK BAJPAI (@prateekbajpai07) May 16, 2022

The Northeast Frontier Railway shared an update on the rescue operations at the Haflong Railway station. It tweeted, “Timely action by NF Railway has led to successful evacuation of all passengers of train no. 15616 stranded at Ditokcherra. The last special train left KM 135 evacuating 180 passengers from here. Salute to all unsung heroes working day and night in this difficult situation.”  

Timely action by NF Railway has led to successful evacuation of all passengers of train no. 15616 stranded at Ditokcherra. The last spl train left KM 135 evacuating 180 passengers from here. Salute to all unsung heroes working day & night in this difficult situation @RailMinIndia pic.twitter.com/ErzhiP9rO7 — Northeast Frontier Railway (@RailNf) May 16, 2022

Assam Chief Minister Himata Biswa Sarma took to Twitter and wrote, “With heavy rains, come landslides and consequent disruption in communication. Happy that 119 stranded aged and ailing train passengers could be safely airlifted from Dima Hasao district. Kudos to all agencies Army, IAF, Railways, District Administration, Police and ASDMA for coordinated action.” 

With heavy rains, come landslides & consequent disruption in communication. Happy that 119 stranded aged & ailing train passengers could be safely airlifted from Dima Hasao district. Kudos to all agencies Army, IAF, Railways, Dist Admn, Police & ASDMA for coordinated action — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 16, 2022

#WATCH | Indian Air Force airlifted and evacuated civilians who were stranded in a train at Ditokcherra railway station in Dima Hasao district of Assam at the request of the civil administration: IAF pic.twitter.com/FfVRa4S7M6 — ANI (@ANI) May 15, 2022

Torrential rains washed away a portion of the road in the Haflong area. National highway between Haflong and Silchar area has also been impacted as water rose on the highway near Kapurcherra in the hill district, as per an ANI report. Haflong-Lanka road has also been affected due to heavy landslide in various areas.  

Over 2 lakh people across 24 districts including Cachar, Charaideo, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh and Dima-Hasao have been affected by the current flood situation in Assam.  Seven people have lost their lives so far in floods and landslides, as per the Assam State Disaster Management Authority.  

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A severe storm hit South Africa’s Western Cape province between 6 and 9 April 2024 , with extreme winds gusting at up to 135km/h . The storm left a trail of destruction across Cape Town and surrounding areas – at least 1,500 people were left homeless after the high winds fanned fires through their communities, burning homes to the ground.

Sabina Abba Omar and Stefaan Conradie are climate researchers who have studied rainfall variability and weather extremes around Cape Town. They explain some of the factors behind the storms.

What’s unique about Cape Town’s climate?

Cape Town and the surrounding western coastal belt (the Cape Town region) is the only winter rainfall region in southern Africa. The majority of southern Africa gets rainfall primarily in summer.

In Cape Town’s winter, westerly winds bring cold fronts resulting in cold, wet and windy weather. About 70% of the extreme winter rainfall over this area occurs when cold fronts shepherd in atmospheric rivers – long, narrow channels in the air along which enormous amounts of water are transported. They tend to cause extreme rain when they hit mountains.

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Because Cape Town is highly dependent on rain for its water supplies, heavy rains from cut-off lows can also be useful in filling up the city’s dams during times of drought. For example, in 2017 there were very few cut-off lows , contributing to 2017 being the driest year in the Cape Town region’s record, spanning over 100 years.

What severe weather has affected the Cape Town region in the last two years?

A series of severe wind and rain storms occurred in the area in 2022 and 2023.

Extreme rains in December 2022 in isolated parts of the Western Cape were the heaviest since at least 1979, leading to flooded roads and landslides. This was linked to a cut-off low.

In March 2023, a series of cut-off lows brought the wettest March for Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain since at least 1893. Then atmospheric rivers brought widespread, deadly and destructive flooding to the Cape Town region in June, cutting off some communities from the outside world .

Another three months later in September 2023, another cut-off low storm happened , killing at least eight people and causing an estimated R1.4 billion (US$75 million) worth of damage to agriculture alone.

What does the research say?

Research relating climate change to such storms over the Cape Town region is inconclusive.

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The Cape Town region is expected to become drier due to climate change . As a result, attribution studies have identified a significantly increased risk of droughts as bad as the Day Zero event .

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The term “ Day Zero ” was coined by the Western Cape government for the day when water supply to most users would need be cut because the dams would no longer have enough water to supply taps. Since 2016, several such anticipated Day Zero events in South Africa have been narrowly averted .

It would be understandable to think that increasing droughts mean that flooding decreases. However, over the Mediterranean region, whose climate is broadly similar to Cape Town’s, climate change is linked to an increased risk of both drought and flooding. This was the conclusion of an attribution study after Storm Daniel caused the world’s deadliest flood in decades over coastal Libya.

Another consideration is that cold fronts are expected to weaken and affect South Africa less often in the future. Studies using climate models project a future reduction in extreme rains over Cape Town.

The only study on future climate change and cut-off lows over South Africa concludes that cut-off lows may happen less often . But those that do happen may be wetter . Many questions remain.

Where does this leave us?

More research on the link between Cape Town’s storms and climate change is urgently needed. We know that cut-off lows are a major severe weather risk in the area. Better understanding of how cut-off lows may change in the future could help us prepare for their impacts.

The timely and widespread distribution of early warnings issued when such storms are expected is essential. We should all take note of these warnings.

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Defense makes last pitch to keep deputy’s killer off death row as woman who tried to help him escape sentenced, patrick mcdowell will be officially sentenced later after jury recommended death penalty.

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NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Patrick McDowell ’s attorneys made one last push in court Monday morning to keep the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy off death row.

But it might be an uphill climb to sway the judge, considering McDowell himself encouraged jurors to recommend the death penalty for him during his sentencing trial in April.

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The jury obliged with an 11 to 1 vote to recommend a death sentence for McDowell, who admitted to gunning down Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers during a traffic stop in 2021.

On Monday, McDowell and his attorneys, along with prosecutors, were back in court for what’s known as a Spencer hearing. It’s the last chance for attorneys to present evidence to the court in hopes of swaying the judge to set aside the jury’s death penalty recommendation and impose a life sentence.

McDowell was not sentenced on Monday. Typically, the judge will take time to consider the arguments and set a later date for the sentencing.

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Gene Nichols, a local defense attorney not affiliated with the case, explained that it is “incredibly rare” to see a case where a judge sets aside a jury recommendation.

“Judges will typically want to side with a jury, especially in a case like this. It has happened in the past, but for a number that strong, and based upon the evidence that came out in this case,” Nichols said. “I’d be very surprised for the court to overturn this death sentence.”

McDowell’s attorneys also have to contend with his own statements during the sentencing trial, including “I can’t take away the pain I’ve caused, but I can pay for it. So make me pay for it.”

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“Because of the statements that he already made in the sentencing hearing, which in essence was, ‘put me to death,’” Nichols said. “It puts his defense team in a very awkward position. And then it really only gives them the route of, there must be a mental health reason why he has taken the position that he has. Whether there is or not, we’ll potentially hear that during the hearing.”

Watch McDowell’s full statement in the video below:

Woman sentenced as accessory

A Jacksonville woman accused of trying to help who pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact for trying to help McDowell escape capture was sentenced Monday, following McDowell’s hearing.

Breiana Tole was in communication with McDowell during the multi-day manhunt and was arrested when she drove to the sports complex where he was hiding, intending to help him escape.

Tole was sentenced to three years in prison, followed by three years of probation. She was given credit for 980 days served in jail since her guilty plea. That means she only has about three months of prison time to serve.

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The counting of votes for assam's 14 lok sabha seats, involving 143 candidates, commences. key figures such as sarbananda sonowal and gaurav gogoi are in the fray. the process will be carried out across 152 halls in the state, with extensive security and logistical arrangements ensuring smooth operations despite ongoing floods..

The stage is set for a decisive day in Assam as the counting of votes for the state's 14 Lok Sabha seats begins. This critical event will determine the political fate of 143 candidates, including Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Lok Sabha Deputy Leader of Opposition Gaurav Gogoi.

Counting is scheduled to commence at 8 AM across 152 halls situated in 52 centers statewide, with authorities ensuring robust security measures. Given the ongoing floods affecting 13 districts, district authorities have been directed to implement measures for the uninterrupted counting process.

In a coordinated effort, the Assam Election Department is working with the Assam Power Distribution Company Ltd (APDCL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to ensure stable power and internet connectivity. A total of 1,941 counting tables will be operational, with 5,823 personnel and 64 general observers overseeing the meticulous exercise.

Polling transpired in three phases—on April 19, April 26, and May 7—covering constituencies like Dibrugarh, Jorhat, and Guwahati. The NDA alliance fielded candidates across all 14 seats, with BJP contesting 11, AGP 2, and UPPL 1. Concurrently, the Congress, under the United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA), contested 13 seats, allotting Dibrugarh to the Assam Jatiya Parishad.

Noteworthy contestants include BJP's Topon Gogoi, Pradan Barua, and Congress' Gaurav Gogoi. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and key party leaders will be stationed at party headquarters for result updates, with the Congress also setting up war rooms and toll-free complaint numbers for counting-related issues.

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