Weather Updates LIVE: Assam flood situation remains grim as 5.74 lakh people affected; Delhi receives morning showers

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further as nearly 5.74 lakh people in 18 districts were affected. Meanwhile, heavy rains lashed Delhi on Wednesday morning and an orange alert has been issued for the day.

The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim with one more death reported, taking the death toll to three and around 5.74 lakh people suffering from the flood in 18 districts, news agency PTI reported. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials informed that a middle-aged man was washed away in floods in Morigaon district on Tuesday. Delhi: Waterlogging reported in Munirka following rainfall today morningIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange alert for the national capital and predicted 'moderate rain/thundershowers with the possibility of heavy rain at isolated places' today pic.twitter.com/0UqBUwao7f #WATCH: Rain lashes parts of Delhi; early morning visuals from Minto Bridge. pic.twitter.com/GyLZADGhxY #WATCH: Rain witnessed in several parts of the National Capital. Visuals from ITO. pic.twitter.com/uwVcpbX89K #WATCH: Early morning showers at Minto Road in Delhi pic.twitter.com/p1CxjLfxbv Thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over &adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi, NCR- Gurugram, Manesar, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Tosham, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Narnaul, Mahendargarh, Kosali ...during next 2 hours: Indian Meteorological Department #WATCH: Torrential rains caused extensive waterlogging in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Several areas of the district, houses, and roads submerged in the aftermath. (31.08) pic.twitter.com/xSYdDzP45C Various areas were submerged in Jalgaon, bringing the city life to a still; several vehicles were stuck under debris flow caused by heavy rains. pic.twitter.com/GBER5UDnMr #AssamFloods | For the past 1 week the water level has been rising continuously. Ops of ships will remain closed: Raj Hussain Khan, Jt Director Cum Executive Engineer, Inland Water Transport Division, Guwahati2 people lost their lives so far: Flood Reporting & Info Mgmt System pic.twitter.com/rRQYpvUXz5 Nalbari is the worst-hit district with more than one lakh suffering and a total of 5,73,900 people have been affected so far. At present, 1,278 villages have submerged underwater and 39,831.91 hectares of crops have been damaged across the state. Authorities have put up 105 relief camps and distribution centres in fourteen districts where more than 4,000 people are taking shelter.