Guwahati, July 22 – The flood situation in Assam showed signs of improvement as the number of affected individuals decreased to 95,554, despite new areas being inundated. The number of districts affected by the deluge rose to 11 on Sunday, according to an official bulletin from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
The ASDMA bulletin reported that 95,554 people in 21 revenue circles and 345 villages across 11 districts are still dealing with floodwaters. The districts affected include Morigaon, Kamrup, Dhemaji, Kamrup Metropolitan, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Golaghat, Goalpara, Jorhat, and Cachar.
As of Saturday, the flood had impacted 1.30 lakh people in 10 districts. The toll from this year’s flood, along with landslides, lightning, and storms, stands at 113.
Nagaon remains the worst-hit district, with 70,280 people still affected. Approximately 6,467.5 hectares of cropland remain submerged, and 13,004 animals are still impacted.
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