Assam floods: Over 37,000 affected in 6 districts

Guwahati: Assam floods have affected 37,032 people across six districts, with one flood-related death reported in Sonitpur district, according to the Assam Disaster Reporting and Information Management System. The affected districts are Sonitpur, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Jorhat and Sivasagar.

A total of 12 revenue circles and 99 villages have been impacted by the floods. While no river is currently flowing above the danger or highest flood level, floodwaters have submerged 1,103.943 hectares of crop area. Lakhimpur is the worst-hit district, accounting for 35,696 of the affected population, followed by Sonitpur with 1,178 affected people and Dhemaji with 158.

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