Assam Floods Affect Over 1.33 Lakh Across 11 Districts

6,217 people have taken shelter in 66 relief camps set up by the district administrations of Bongaigaon and Chirang, the Assam government said

The flood situation in Assam is worsening after over 1.33 lakh people across 11 districts were affected, a bulletin issued by the state's disaster management agency on Friday said. Districts affected by floods due to heavy rainfall in catchment areas are Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Sivasagar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia. So far 243 villages have been affected due to flooding of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries. Fortunately no loss of lives (human or animal) have been reported so far, the bulletin said.