Assam flood toll rises to 42, 6 lakh affected

September 29, 2014 21:11

The flood situation in Assam remained serious with report of two more deaths today, taking the toll to 42. According to the daily flood report by Assam State Disaster Management Authority, one body was recovered in the worst-hit Goalpara district. Another person died at a hospital in Kamrup Metro that mainly comprise Guwahati city, the ASDMA report said.

With this, 19 persons have lost their lives in Goalpara, followed by 16 deaths in Kamrup Rural, six in Kamrup Metro and one in Dhubri during the latest wave of floods in Assam. Four hundred and ninety five villages across six districts are still reeling under flood fury with over six lakh affected in the calamities.

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