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Assam flood death toll hits 78 as IMD warns of more rain
Assam's flood death toll reached 78 Thursday with 300,000 still displaced. IMD warns of heavy rain in Arunachal and Nagaland, threatening districts bordering the two states.
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The flood crisis in Assam deepened Thursday with the death toll reaching 78 and more than 300,000 people still displaced, even as water levels receded across most of the state, officials said.
Three more deaths were reported in the 24 hours ending Wednesday night – two in Sivasagar district and one in Golaghat – according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority's daily bulletin.
Charaideo remained the worst-hit district with 137,561 people affected, followed by Sivasagar (84,600) and Jorhat (49,911). More than 16,500 displaced people were sheltering in 71 relief camps, with another 30 distribution centers serving over 72,000 people.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah called Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for the second time in seven days, offering full central assistance for relief and restoration. Sarma said that while floodwaters had receded in many areas, residents could not return because their homes were either damaged or filled with mud and silt.