India / Death toll due to Assam flood rises to 97 as 1 person dies in Morigaon

The death toll due to flood in Assam rose to 97 after one person died in the Morigaon district on Saturday, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said. In the last 24 hours, 26,37,513 people were affected, taking the total number of those affected to 56,71,016. Landslides have also killed 26 people in the state.

The Hindu : Jul 26, 2020, 06:13 PM
Guwahati: The death toll in Assam’s floods since May 22 increased to 97 with a person drowning in Morigaon district on Saturday. Another 26 people died in landslides during the period.

Officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said the number of flood-affected people reduced by a few thousand overnight to 26.38 lakh. About 2,300 people returned home from the relief camps where 47,772 people remain, an official said.