Assam floods: Death toll rises to 80; state shifts focus to rehabilitation

Two more deaths in Sivasagar pushed Assam's flood toll to 80 on Friday, even as more than 2.12 lakh people across eight districts continued to grapple with the deluge.The latest figures mark an improvement from the previous day's situation, when the flood toll stood at 78, over 3 lakh people across seven districts were

About 21 revenue circles and 437 villages in eight districts of Golaghat, Sivasagar, Biswanath, Charaideo, Kamrup (Metropolitan), Jorhat, Dhemaji and Nagaon continued to be affected by the floods

Monsoon floods in Assam have left 78 people dead so far as thousands remain displaced. Opposition lawmakers have staged a protest in the Indian parliament. DW has the latest.

Despite water levels receding in large parts of Assam, the flood situation remains critical. The death toll has now risen to 78 and more than three lakh people are still affected, repoted news agency ANI. The situation looks even more grim as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall at isol

The flood situation in Assam improved marginally on Monday, with no fresh fatalities reported in the last 24 hours, though 4.45 lakh people remain affected across six districts, an official bulletin said.