Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam slightly improved today even as nearly 10 lakh people across 19 districts in the state have been affected by the calamity. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), almost 10 lakh people are still affected across 804 villages in 19 districts.
Till yesterday, over 11 lakh people were affected by the floods across 1,659 villages in 21 districts. The death toll in the current wave of floods has touched 34 across the state. As of now, the affected districts are Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Golaghat, Bongaigaon, Dhemaji, Barpeta, Dhubri, Darrang, Morigaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Kokrajhar, Dibrugarh, Biswanath,Nagaon, South Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong and Chirang.
Among them, Dhubri is the worst affected with nearly five lakh people still suffering, followed by Barpeta with almost two lakh and Morigaon with over one lakh people currently hit by the floods.
The authorities are running 142 relief camps anddistribution centres, where over 36,000 people are takingshelter across 14 districts.Nearly 45,000 hectares of crop area are still under flood water across the state, besides washing away number of roads,embankments, bridges and other infrastructure.
Currently, Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Nematighat in Jorhat and Dhubri town, while its tributary Dhansiri at Numaligarh in Golaghat is flowing above the normal level.
Meanwhile, Kaziranga National Park Divisional ForestOfficer Suvasish Das said 310 animals, including 221 hog deer and 21 one-horned rhinos, lost their lives due to the devastating floods in the Park.
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