The flood situation continued to worsen, affecting 32.94 lakh people across 28 of the 33 districts. Also read | Assam flood situation grim, death toll at 50“So far, 59 people have lost their lives since the floods struck Assam on May 22 in two waves. A person each was reported missing in Golaghat and Morigaon districts. An official estimate said crop on 1.28 lakh hectares has been affected. Western Assam’s Barpeta continued to be the worst affected district with 5.5 lakh people moving to makeshift shelters on higher grounds followed by Dhubri (4.11 lakh), Morigaon (4.08 lakh), Goalpara (2.5 lakh) and South Salmara (2.25 lakh).

Source: The Hindu July 14, 2020 14:47 UTC