GUWAHATI: A person died in flash
floods in Assam's
Hojai district taking the number of flood related deaths in the state to 46, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said today. According to ASDMA the latest casualty was reported from Lanka revenue circle.
In one of the worst affected districts of Golaghat, more than 81,000 people have been displaced by the devastating floods, the ASDMA said, adding that till yesterday, over 87,000 people remain affected across the state. Currently, 110 villages are under water and 6,855 hectares of crop areas have been damaged, it said.