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5 districts in Assam reel under floods

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Press Trust of India Guwahati
Five districts in Assam are reeling under the impact of the fourth wave of floods following heavy rainfall from the past few days and nearly 66,000 people have been affected, an ASDMA report has said.

According to the report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the affected districts are Goalpara, South Salmara, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Karbi Anglong where several villages have been inundated.

It said 65,853 people have been affected in 72 villages under seven revenue circles of these five affected districts.

Altogether, 15,039 people have taken shelter in 38 relief camps set up by the administration and 719.40 hectare of cropland has been affected by the current wave of floods.
 

The last wave of the devastating floods had claimed 76 lives across the state, taking this year's flood death toll to 160.

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First Published: Oct 02 2017 | 7:57 PM IST

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