Guwahati, June 2: The flood situation remained grim in Assam after the death toll rose to 15 after three more persons lost their lives in the calamity.
All three deaths were reported from the Barak Valley. While a child died of drowning in the Cachar district, two died in the Hailakandi and Karimganj districts, respectively.
Road and rail communications remained disrupted in many districts due to the rising water level of major rivers caused by incessant rains in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal and the early arrival of the monsoon.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), a total of 6,01,642 people in 597 villages across nine districts remain affected by the floods.
The districts affected by floods are Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Nagaon, Morigaon, West Karbi Anglong, and Dima-Hasao. Nagaon is the worst-hit district, where 2,79,345 people have been affected, followed by Hojai (1,26,813), Cachar (1,12,265), and Karimganj (45,427). On the other hand, 4878.5 hectares of cropland have been inundated by flood waters.
Among the other severely hit districts are Hojai (1,26,813 affected population) and Cachar (1,12,265).
Altogether, 41,564 displaced people have taken shelter in 187 relief camps set up in various districts.
NDRF, SDRF, local administration and people carried out rescue and relief operations.
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