The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Sunday, though nearly 60,000 people are still affected across nine districts in the State.
According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), almost 60,000 people are suffering at present in lakhimpur, Biswanath, Barpeta, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar and Karimganj districts.
Till Saturday, 90,000 people were affected in the latest wave of floods across 11 districts in the State.
The total number of persons losing their lives in this year’s flood-related cases stands at 76, including eight in Guwahati.
The ASDMA said 224 villages are under water at present and over 16,000 hectares of crop areas are inundated.