Flood claims 14 lives in Assam as situation worsens, toll touches 173

With 14 more deaths caused by the floods in the last 24 hours, the toll in Assam reached 173 with over 29 lakh people in 30 districts affected by the deluge.

The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Friday as 14 more deaths, including six children, were reported in the past 24 hours and over 29.70 lakh people in 30 districts were affected by the deluge. With this, the toll from this year's floods and landslides has gone up to 173.

Six people lost their lives in Cachar, followed by three in Nagaon and two in Barpeta, while Karimganj, Kokrajhar and Lakhimpur districts recorded one death each.

Over 29.70 lakh people are affected at present in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, 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, Tamulpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.

On the other hand, a total of 2,450 villages are under water and more than 63,314 hectares of crop areas are inundated. The worst affected is Cachar, where over 14.04 lakh people have been affected by the deluge, followed by Nagaon with more than 4.32 lakh people still suffering due to the crisis brought to their lives by the devastating floods.

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Authorities are running 894 relief camps and distribution centres in 23 districts, where as many as 3,03,484 people are currently taking shelter. Due to the impact of the flood waters, many houses, roads, embankments and bridges have been damaged across the affected districts of the state.

Currently, the rivers Brahmaputra, Kopili, Disang and Burhiding are flowing above the danger mark in six districts.