Assam floods death toll rises to 126

Over 22 lakh people are still affected!

The Assam flood has hampered many innocent lives. At least five more people, including four children, died after drowning in the flood waters in Assam in the last 24 hours. 

According to the information, Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang, Karimganj and Morigaon districts recorded one death each as over 22 lakh people still remain affected.

The total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood and landslides in the state has now gone up to 126. Of these, over 17 were killed in landslides.

According to the information the districts affected by flood are Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Hojai, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong West, Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, South Salmara, Tamulpur and Udalguri.

Floodwaters have affected crops on 74,706 hectares across the state. What used to be green paddy fields of hope have now turned into a sea of despair.

The Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and other state agencies are still continuing their rescue and relief operations though the flood waters are receding and the overall situation has shown signs of improvement in all the affected districts of the state.

Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited Silchar town to monitor the flood situation.