Assam flood situation worsens, death toll rises to 97

way2barak, Aug 7: The flood situation in Assam remained critical as two more people died, taking this year’s flood-related death toll to 97, while the number of affected people rose to over 1.68 lakh across 15 districts, according to an official bulletin.

Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reported one death each from Golaghat and Udalguri districts during the last 24 hours.

According to the ASDMA daily flood report, more than 1.68 lakh people remain affected across 15 districts — Golaghat, Sivasagar, Udalguri, Kamrup Metropolitan, Nagaon, Kamrup, Darrang, Sonitpur, Hojai, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Jorhat, Charaideo, Karbi Anglong and Dhemaji.

Golaghat is the worst-hit district, with nearly 54,000 people affected, followed by Sivasagar with over 49,000 and Jorhat with around 27,000.

The number of affected people has risen from around 1.6 lakh across 14 districts reported on Wednesday.

The ASDMA said 133 relief camps and relief distribution centres are currently operational in six districts, providing shelter and assistance to around 45,000 displaced people.

floodwaters continue to inundate 481 villages and have damaged 14,382.26 hectares of cropland across the state.