Eight more lost lives in devastating Assam floods

As Assam continues to grapple with floods, eight more people have lost their lives in the state on Sunday, an official bulletin said. Among the casualties, two each were reported from Dhubri and Nalbari districts while one each was reported from Cachar, Goalpara, Dhemaji and Sivsagar districts. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said that with the latest fatalities, the death count in this year's flood, landslide and storms increased to 78.

According to ASDMA, 22,74,289 people in 28 districts were affected by the flood till Sunday. Moreover, the worst hit was Dhuri where 7,54,791 people were reportedly affected. To fight the



natural disaster, a total of 269 relief camps were operating in the state which were providing shelter to 53,689 people. Additionally, the ASDMA stated that the Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger mark at Nematighat, Tezpur and Dhubri. 

Apart from Brahmaputra, other rivers that have breached the red mark are Burhidihing in Khowang, Dikhou in Sivsagar, DIsang in Nanglamuraghat, Dhansiri in Numaligarh, Kopili in Dharamtul, Beki in Barpeta, Sankosh in Golakganj, Barak in BP Ghat and Kushiyara in Karimganj. In its earlier bulletin, the ASDMA had informed about two casualties in Charaideo and one each in Goalpara, Morigaon, Sonitpur and Tinsukia districts.