Update on the Assam floods.

The state reeled under the impact of floods with the Brahmaputra and its tributaries playing havoc in 27 districts of the state affecting nearly 24 lakh people and taking the death toll to 124. 

However, there was a glimmer of hope for the flood affected with Brahmaputra and its tributaries starting to recede today though it was still flowing well above the danger level in most of the affected districts. 

Besides the 124 people killed in the calamity, 16 others perished in landslides and 17 more were reported missing. Large-scale destruction of infrastructure, crop land and wildlife have been reported from different areas. 

The floods have caused large-scale devastation in 4,540 villages with more than 9.35 lakh hectares of land lying inundated. The flood water has not only submerged 2.55 lakh hectares of cropland but has caused widespread destruction in the world-famous Kaziranga National Park where more than 560 animals, including 14 rhinos, were killed.

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