11 more die in Assam flood
16 Aug 2017 11:26 PM IST
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to deteriorate with 11 more lives lost on Wednesday. Around 33.45 lakh people in 24 districts of the state remained affected due to the flood.
With the deaths reported today, the toll in the third wave of floods has gone up to 39 in the north-eastern state.
The floods have claimed 123 lives so far this year in Assam, including eight in Guwahati.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal left for Delhi on Wednesday to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprise him of the preliminary damage caused by the third wave of floods.
According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), three persons died in Bongaigaon, two each in Dhubri, Nalbari and Morigaon in flood-related incidents.
One person died in Dhemaji and Nagaon districts each due to the havoc. The ASDMA, in its report, said 33.45 lakh people in 24 districts were affected due to the floods.
Dhubri, with 8.5 lakh affected people was the worst hit, followed by Morigaon where 5.1 lakh people were affected, said the ASDMA.
As many as 2,970 villages were under water and 1.43 lakh hectares of crop area were damaged, the report said.
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