Guwahati/Kolkata/Lucknow: Six more deluge- related deaths were reported on Saturday in Assam and West Bengal, even though the overall situation improved in the two states with floodwaters receding at several places.
However, there was no let up in flood fury in the eastern region of Uttar Pradesh as raging waters of the rivers emanating from Nepal caused havoc in vast swathes of human habitation. The third wave of floods in Assam has claimed 63 lives so far. 22 lakh people are bearing the brunt of flooding in 16 districts.
According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, one person each died in Dhubri, Morigaon and Golaghat, taking the number of deaths in this year’s flood-related incidents to 147.
Till Friday, 26 lakh people were suffering in 20 districts of Assam. In Morigaon, which has been hit hardest by the floods, 5.29 lakh people have been marooned. 5.07 lakh people have been affected in Barpeta.
Currently, 1,791 villages and 1.18 lakh hectares of crop area are inundated. (PTI)
