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Assam flood death toll stands at 38 as three drown in last 24 hours
Updated On: 03 July, 2024 08:20 AM IST | Guwahati | ANI
The administration has set up 489 relief camps and distribution centres in flood-hit districts where nearly 2.87 lakh people are taking shelter
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A villager carries bamboo through a flood-affected area after heavy rains in Nagaon district of Assam state. Pic/AFP
Flood in Assam has so far claimed 38 lives as 3 people died after drowning in flood waters in the last 24 hours. According to the flood report of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), on July 2, two people died in Tinsukia district while one died in Dhemaji district and the total death toll has mounted to 38. The flood situation in the state on Tuesday has turned more critical as over 11.34 lakh people in 28 districts have been affected.
The affected districts are Kamrup, Tamulpur, Chirang, Morigaon, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Karimganj, Udalguri, Nagaon, Bongaigaon, Sonitpur, Golaghat, Hojai, Darrang, Charaideo, Nalbari, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Karbi Anglong, Goalpara, Dhemaji, Majuli, Tinsukia, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Cachar, Kamrup (M). A total of 165319 people have affected alone in Lakhimpur district followed by 147143 people in Darrang district, 106480 people in Golaghat district, 101888 people in Dhemaji district, 74848 in Tinsukia, 73074 in Biswanath, 69567 in Cachar, 66167 in Majuli, 65061 in Sonitpur, 48452 people in Morigaon district. The flood waters have submerged 42476.18 hectares of crop area. 2208 villages under 84 revenue circles were affected in the second wave of flood.
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