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Assam flood toll reaches 103, relief operations continue
Assam's flood death toll this year climbed to 103 after two more people drowned in the last 24 hours, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said. One person died in Sivasagar and…
The Story in Brief
Assam's flood death toll this year climbed to 103 after two more people drowned in the last 24 hours, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said. One person died in Sivasagar and another in Karbi Anglong. The number of affected people fell to about 87,000 across four districts, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon and Sivasagar, down from nearly 1.13 lakh on Tuesday.
Golaghat remains the worst-hit with over 42,000 affected. The administration is running 79 relief camps and distribution centres, sheltering 13,011 people. Relief supplies include 96.55 quintals of rice, 18.26 quintals of dal, and over 204 litres of mustard oil. However, 433 villages remain under water, over 10,884 hectares of cropland are damaged, and the Dhansiri River still flows above the danger mark at Numaligarh.
The Indian Opinion
The drop in affected numbers is good news, but the rising toll and vast crop damage, 10,884 hectares, show the crisis is far from over. Any narrative that the situation is 'improving' risks underplaying the long misery of thousands still in camps and farmers who have lost their season. The real test will come when floodwaters recede: will relief reach every damaged village? And will the government compensate for the lost crops promptly?
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
