Assam flood toll rises to 43; nearly six lakh affected

The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim with report of one more death today, taking the toll to 43 so far, while nearly six lakh people are affected in the natural disaster.
According to the daily flood report by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one body was recovered in the worst-hit Goalpara district.
With this, 20 people have lost their lives in Goalpara, followed by 16 deaths in Kamrup Rural, six in Kamrup Metro and one in Dhubri during the latest wave of floods in Assam.
ASDMA said 431 villages across six districts are still affected in the flood with nearly six lakh people affected due to the flood waters.

In Goalpara, nearly 3.7 lakh people are affected, followed almost one lakh in Nagaon and more than around 80,000 in Kamrup Rural, it added.
The authorities are operating 165 relief camps and shelter homes, where around 1.5 lakh people are staying at this moment.

In Goalpara, around 70,000 people are staying at relief camps, while almost 60,000 people are living in such places in Nagaon, ASDMA said.
Over 93,000 hectares of crop area are still under water across the state. In Goalpara, over 37,000 hectares of area have been affected, hitting nearly 83,000 farm families.
In Goalpara, 81,582 houses were either fully or partially damaged due to the flood.

ASDMA said there have been reports of severe damage of government infrastructure like schools, health centres and offices in many districts n account of the natural disaster.
Meanwhile, Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Nimatighat in Jorhat district and Kopili at Dharamtul in Nagaon, ASDMA said.
The affected six districts are Goalpara, Kamrup Rural, Nagaon, Morigaon, Nalbari and Dhemaji.