GUWAHATI: The death toll in Assam’s floods rose to 104 on Friday after one more person died, while the number of people affected by the deluge increased marginally to over 78,000, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).The latest death was reported from Sivasagar district in the last 24 hours, taking the flood-related toll in the state this year to 104, news agency PTI reported.The number of affected districts remained unchanged at seven. Floodwaters continued to affect 20 revenue circles and 313 villages across Nagaon, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Kamrup, Hojai, Jorhat and Lakhimpur districts.Golaghat remained the worst-affected district, with 30,778 people affected by the floods.Nagaon followed with 26,292 people affected, while Sivasagar reported 12,480 people affected.On Thursday, around 77,500 people were affected across the seven districts.
Over 5,000 people in relief camps
The administration was operating 31 relief camps, where more than 5,000 displaced people had taken shelter.Another 37 relief distribution centres were also functioning across the affected areas.The floods have also caused damage to crops, livestock and infrastructure.A total of 8,268.71 hectares of crop area remained submerged, while 42,105 animals were affected, according to the ASDMA bulletin.Flood-related damage to houses, roads and bridges was also reported from several affected areas.The said situation comes as Assam continues to deal with its second wave of flooding this year, with the deluge affecting thousands of people across multiple districts.(With agency inputs)
