Assam flood toll at 101 at over 1.26 lakh remain affected

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Monday with the toll increasing by one to reach 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 that the lone death since Sunday night was reported from Amguri revenue circle of Sivsasagar district.

With this, the total number of deaths in this year's flood has increased to 101.


According to the flood report, 1,26,431people have been affected in Charaideo, Darrang, Golaghat, Jorhat, Karbi Anglong, Nagaon and Sivasagar districts.

Golaghat is the worst-hit district with more than 71,000 people affected, followed by Sivasagar with over 21,000 people 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 that 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 areas have been damaged across Assam, the ASDMA said.

Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by flood waters in various districts of the state.

Currently, Dhansiri at Golaghat and Numaligarh, and Kushiyara at Sribhumi are flowing above the danger level.