Dispur: Floods sow misery in Assam. Two others, including a child, were reported dead. The death toll from the floods has risen to 30, according to the State Disaster Management Authority.
Large-scale landslides were reported in Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Nalbari, Shivsagar, South Salmara, Tinsukia, and Udalguri districts.
More than 5,61,100 people were reported affected by the floods in Kachar, Dima Hsiao, Hailakandi, Hojai, Karbi Anglong West, Morigaon, and Nagaon districts.
Nagaon, with more than 3.68 lakh people affected, was the worst hit by the floods. The floods affected 1.5 million people in the Kachar district and more than 41,000 people in Moringa.
Currently, 956 villages are underwater and 47,139.12 hectares of crops have been destroyed across the state, the disaster management authority said. There are 365 relief camps in six districts.
