GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam turned critical affecting 8.69 lakh people in 21 districts.
Earlier 17 districts where affected, however, four more districts in Assam were flooded on July 12, taking the number of affected districts to 21 out of the 33 districts in the state.
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It is to be mentioned that three more people were killed, taking the death total to 6.
According to a report by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), over 8.69 lakh people in 1,556 villages of 68 revenue circles have been affected by the second wave of flooding in the state this year.
The affected districts are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Goalpara, Morigaon, Hojai, Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Sibasagar.
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