At present, 2.03 lakh people are affected in the six districts of Dhemaji, Barpeta, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon and Jorhat. Photo: ReutersGuwahati: The overall flood situation in Assam continued to improve despite one more death reported from the state on Saturday, with waters of only the Dhansiri river flowing above the danger mark. According to a report by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one person died in South Salmara district in flood-related incident. The ASDMA said, at present 2.03 lakh people are affected in the six districts of Dhemaji, Barpeta, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon and Jorhat. According to the report issued Saturday, Morigaon is the worst-hit with 1.21 lakh affected people, followed by Nagaon with over 57,500.

Source: Mint August 26, 2017 14:48 UTC