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Assam flood toll reaches 103, affected count drops to 87,000
The flood situation in Assam improved on Wednesday, but the death toll rose to 103 after two more people drowned in Sivasagar and Karbi Anglong districts, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority…
The Story in Brief
The flood situation in Assam improved on Wednesday, but the death toll rose to 103 after two more people drowned in Sivasagar and Karbi Anglong districts, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority reported. The number of affected people dropped to about 86,800 across four districts, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon and Sivasagar, down from nearly 1.13 lakh on Tuesday. Golaghat remained the worst-hit with over 42,000 people affected.
The ASDMA said 79 relief camps and distribution centres are sheltering 13,011 people. Supplies of rice, dal, salt and mustard oil were distributed in the last 24 hours. Flood waters have submerged 433 villages and damaged 10,884 hectares of crops. The Dhansiri River was still flowing above the danger mark at Numaligarh, and 32,944 domestic animals and poultry have been affected across the state.
The Indian Opinion
The daily toll figures are grim, yet the shrinking number of affected districts offers some relief. While the state machinery supplies rations and runs 79 relief camps, the damage to 10,884 hectares of crops and farm animals will hit rural livelihoods hard after the waters recede. The real test is not when the bulletins improve, but whether rehabilitation and compensation reach the lakhs who lost homes and fields without the usual delays.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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