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Children ride a bamboo raft through a flooded area after heavy rains in Morigaon district of Assam. AFP
Assam continues to reel under floods on Thursday with over 54.5 lakh people affected and 12 more deaths reported taking the toll to 101. Out of the total 36 districts in the state, 32 are facing the brunt of floods.
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Assam floods: Situation continues to be grim, 54.5 lakh hit, toll rises to 101
The worst affected districts are Barpeta where 11,29,390 are affected, followed by Kamrup with 7,89,496, Dhubri with 5,97,153 and Nagaon with 5,03,450 people in the flood