Assam floods: 4 kids among 12 killed in last 24 hours, over 54 lakh people affected
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Twelve people, including four children, have died in Assam floods in the last 24 hours as the situation continues to remain grim. More than 54 lakh people have been affected.
The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Wednesday as 12 more people, including four children, were killed in the last 24 hours. With these deaths, the toll in this year's flood and landslides rose to 100.
While four deaths were reported from Hojai district, two people lost their lives in Kamrup, and three each were killed in Barpeta and Nalbari. Over 54.7 lakh people have been affected in 4,941 villages across 32 districts.
A total of 845 relief camps and 1025 relief distribution centres have been set up by the district administrations in the affected districts where over 2.71 lakh people are taking shelter.
Fire and emergency services personnel swung into action as the flood situation worsened in Chirang district on Wednesday.
#WATCH | Fire & Emergency Services, Assam, spur to action as the flood situation worsens in Chirang district. (22.06)#AssamFloods pic.twitter.com/VQ4C6q5mSu
Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Dima-Hasao, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Hojai, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong West, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, South Salmara, Tamulpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts continue to reel under flood waters.
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