Assam Flood Fury: Slight improvement but 21 lakh people still affected, Death toll touches 134

Описание: Assam News:The overall flood situation in Assam showed signs of improvement on Monday with the flood waters receding in all the affected districts of the state. The death toll in the state increased to 134 with the deluge claiming another eight lives, including two children, in the past 24 hours.

While Cachar alone recorded five deaths, Kamrup Metropolitan, Morigaon and Nagaon districts reported one death each. On the other hand, over 21.52 lakh people in 2,254 villages across 22 districts, namely, Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tamulpur and Udalguri still remain affected by the floods.

Furthermore, as many as 1,91,194 flood-affected victims are still taking shelter in 538 relief camps across 18 districts of the state while over 74,655 hectares of cropland are still submerged. Hundreds of houses, several embankments, roads, bridges and irrigation canals have been damaged in the current spell of floods.

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