Assam floods: Four more dead, toll rises to 24

The number of people affected by the calamity has climbed to more than nine lakh.

• Written by Samudra Gupta Kashyap
• Guwahati | Updated: September 3, 2015 02:42 AM IST
1 min read

The flood situation in Assam worsened on Wednesday with the number of people affected rising to nearly 10 lakh. Four more deaths were reported taking the toll to 24.

Official sources said while the Brahmaputra continued to flow above the red mark all along its 900-km length from Sadiya to Dhubri, several of its tributaries, including Burhi-Dihing, Dikhow, Disang, Dhansiri, Jiya-Bharali, Puthimari, Pagladiya, Puthimari, Beki and Kushiyara, continued to inundate fresh areas.

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