10 more deaths raise Assam flood toll to 41

way2barak, July 22:  Atleast 10 people, including four children, lost their lives due to floods in the last 24 hours in the state, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority.

“Three people died due to floods each in Sivasagar and Jorhat districts, Two in Charaideo district and one each in Dhemaji and Karbi Anglong district. So far, 41 people have lost their lives in the state due to floods,” ASDMA said in its flood report.

On the other hand, six others, including three males and three females, are still missing.

The flood situation in the state is still grim as over 6.53 lakh people of 11 districts – Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Charaideo, Kamrup, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Nagaon, Dhemaji, Hojai, Kamrup (M) have been affected in the current wave of flood.