A two-year-old child and a 60-year-old man have also died in two relief camps in Bilasipara in Dhubri district, but the cause of death was yet to be ascertained, official sources said.
"The condition in most relief camps is pathetic with food and drinking water in short supply. We fear there will be more deaths in the days to come from disease," Bilasipara resident Monowar Hussain said.
Of the three lakh people who have fled their homes, 1,53,000 refugees have been housed in 118 camps in Dhubri district alone, with the allegation against the district administration being that only rice and pulses were provided and that too in insufficient quantity.
A leading citizen of Dhubri Jahanuddin Ahmed said people collected money from vehicles on national highways to buy supplies for the refugees.
Another citizen Abdul Rashid alleged that there was shortage of medicines and there were very few doctors which was causing problems for those who were falling ill in camps.
Dhubri Deputy Commissioner Kumud Kalita denied the allegations and said that sufficient food was being provided.
"There is no shortage of medicine either. Doctors are working round-the-clock among refugees. Additional doctors are arriving from Guwahati to attend to them," Kalita said. MORE
