Assam flood toll at 101 as over 1.26 lakh remain affected
The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Monday, with the toll rising by one to 101, even as over 1.26 lakh people were still reeling under the deluge, an official bulletin said.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said the lone death since Sunday night was reported from Amguri revenue circle of Sivasagar district, taking the total number of flood deaths this year to 101.
According to the flood report, 1,26,431 people have been affected in Charaideo, Darrang, Golaghat, Jorhat, Karbi Anglong, Nagaon and Sivasagar districts. Golaghat is the worst-hit, with more than 71,000 people affected, followed by Sivasagar with over 21,000 and Jorhat with over 13,000 people reeling under floodwaters.
On Sunday, over 1.4 lakh people in seven districts were affected by the floods in the state.
The ASDMA said the administration has been operating 89 relief camps and relief distribution centres in six districts, taking care of 24,000 people. At present, 458 villages are under water, and 11,287.04 hectares of crop area has been damaged across Assam, it said.
Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by floodwaters in various districts of the state. Currently, the Dhansiri river at Golaghat and Numaligarh, and the Kushiyara at Sribhumi, are flowing above the danger level.
(With inputs from PTI)
