There is no respite from flood fury in the state. Over 3 lakh people are affected due to floods in 21 districts. Several rivers including the Brahmaputra are flowing above the danger level in many areas.
Surging water inundated new areas today in many places including Darrang and Majuli districts. Nearly 700 people are taking shelter at temporary relief camps at Chirang, Dibrugarh and Tamulpur. District administrations are providing essential food and other materials in flood-hit areas.
Over 25 thousand hectare of agricultural land is also submerged in the state.
According to the reports of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) Lakhimpur is the most severely affected district, with 47,400 people dealing with floodwaters, followed by Dhemaji district with 41,000 people, Golaghat district with 28,000 people , 21,500 in Sivasagar district and Sonitpur district with 17,800 people.
Furthermore, in the last 24 hours one person also died after drowning in floodwaters in Sivasagar district of Assam, which took the death toll to 15 in the state this year.