Assam Floods: Situation Still Grim In Assam After 10 Die In 24 Hours

Ten more people have died in the last 24 hours. The situation improved marginally in some districts, as rivers showed a receding trend through the Brahmaputra at Dhubri.

The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Saturday with the death count rising to 118 and Silchar town in the Cachar district submerged for the sixth straight day, officials said.

Ten more people have died in the past 24 hours -- two each from Barpeta, Dhubri, Karimganj and Udalguri districts and one death each from Cachar and Morigaon -- due to floods and landslides.

The total population affected by the floods declined to 33.03 lakh in 28 districts as against the previous day's figure of 45.34 lakh in 30 districts, a bulletin issued by the Assam State Management Disaster Authority (ASDMA) said.

The situation improved marginally in some districts, as rivers showed a receding trend though the Brahmaputra at Dhubri, while the Kopili river in Nagaon was flowing above the danger mark, the officials said.