Assam flood situation improves

way2barak, June 9: The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Sunday as the number of affected people reduced to 2.59 lakh, even as the toll in this year’s deluge and landslides rose to 26 with three more fatalities, officials said.

No major river was flowing above the danger level in the State, with ferry services over the Brahmaputra resuming partially during the day, they said.

An Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said 32 revenue circlers and 741 villages in 11 districts continued to reel under flood waters.