Assam Flood Situation Improves As Brahmaputra Water Level Goes Down

A child died after being swept away by flood waters in Morigaon during the day, raising the toll due to the calamity to eight, according to a bulletin issued by the ASDMA.

Assam's flood situation improved considerably on Monday with the water level having gone down in river Brahmaputra and its major tributaries, even as one more fatality was reported from Morigaon district. A child died after being swept away by flood waters in Morigaon during the day, raising the toll due to the calamity to eight, according to a bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). Over 43,000 people in 12 districts of the state, including Barpeta, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Golaghat, Kamrup Rural, Kamrup Metro, are reeling under the crisis caused by torrential rain in the past few weeks, the bulletin said. Golaghat is the worst affected with lives of 29,857 people disrupted due to the disaster, followed by Morigaon at 10,536. As many as 718 people have taken shelter in 14 relief camps set up by the authorities in four districts of the state.