24,000 people still reeling under Assam deluge

The report issued on Sunday stated that Lakhimpur is the worst affected district, with over 21,200 people affected, followed by Dhemaji where around 1,200 people were reeling under the deluge.

Currently, 29 villages are inundated and 959 hectares of crop areas have been damaged, the ASDMA said.

The total number of people losing their lives in the first wave of flood this year in different parts of the state stands at 33, including three in landslides.

ASDMA said authorities are running six relief camps and distribution centres, where 2,019 people have taken shelter.

The Brahmaputra river is flowing above the danger mark at Nimatighat in Jorhat.

Flood waters have damaged embankments, roads and other infrastructure in Biswanath and Barpeta districts, where heavy erosion have taken place, ASDMA said.