Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved slightly, with the number of affected people coming down to 1.78 lakh even as the number of districts hit by the deluge increased to seven, according to an official bulletin.
No fatalities were reported in the state in the last 24 hours, with the death toll remaining at 82, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in a bulletin on Saturday night.
The Dikhow and Dhansiri rivers were flowing above the danger level at Sivasagar and Numaligarh in Golaghat, respectively, it added.
A total of 349 villages in Golaghat, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Bajali, Dhemaji, Sonitpur and Jorhat districts remained affected by the floods.
Charaideo was the worst-hit district, with 75,199 people affected, followed by Sivasagar, where 58,824 people were affected.
A total of 1.92 lakh people were affected across five districts on Friday.
Forty-four relief camps were operational in the state, providing shelter to around 15,000 displaced people. Another 17 relief distribution centres were also functioning, catering to 5,569 people.
A crop area of 15,060 hectares remained submerged, while 1,543 animals were washed away and another 6,765 were affected.
Damage to infrastructure, including houses, roads, bridges, schools and cattle sheds, was also reported from various parts of the state, the ASDMA bulletin added.
