Assam Floods: Death toll climbs to 85

Nine people died in flood-related incidents in Assam on Tuesday pushing the death tally to 85, while, 33 lakh people across 28 districts of the state are affected severely affected, according to a news bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

Three persons died in Dibrugarh district, two each in Tinsukia and Barpeta, while one each in Biswanath and Golaghat districts, stated the ASDMA bulletin.

On Tuesday, the flood-hit districts were Hojai, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Udalguri, Darrang, Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Morigaon, Nagaon, West Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Karbi Anglong.

ASDMA said that among the worst-hit districts is Barpeta where over 5.50 lakh people are affected. Dhubri, Morigaon, and South Salmara districts with 4.11 lakh, 4.08 lakh, and 2.25 lakh people affected, respectively, are also among the worst-hit by the deluge, it said.