In Assam, six more persons lost their lives during the last 24 hours in floods, taking the toll to 72.
The flood scenario of the State improved slightly but over 22 lakh people are still reeling under the deluge across 27 districts. More than 3100 villages of 91 revenue circles affected by flood and over 49000 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across the state. NDRF and SDRF teams have rescued 218 people during the last 24 hours.
The river Brahmaputra, Barak and all their tributaries are flowing above danger level. The flood damaged 127 roads and 2 bridge apart from other infrastructures during the last 24 hours.
State Government has opened 245 Relief camps and 298 relief distribution centres. There are over 53 thousand people are in the relief camps.
Disclaimer: This press release is sourced from News On AIR, Prasar Bharti and Press Information Bureau India (PIB).
