The death toll in Assam foods reached 93 as four more lives were lost in the deluge on Thursday while over 28 lakh people across 26 districts have been affected, officials said. According to the flood report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Morigaon, South Sakmara, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Nalbari, Kamrup (Metro), Kamrup (Rural), Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli and Bongaigaon are the worst affected districts. There are currently 456 relief camps and distribution centres in 26 districts, where around 47,215 men, women and children have taken shelter. A total of 2,634 villages and 1,19,435 hectares of crop area in 26 districts of Assam have been inundated by the rising waters of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries. The animals that have died in the deluge include 12 rhinos, 93 hog deer, seven wild boars, four wild buffaloes, officials said.

Source: dna July 23, 2020 16:30 UTC