The death toll in Assam floods increased to 87 with two more fatalities reported while over 1.28 lakh people in seven districts remained affected by the deluge, according to an official bulletin on Monday (August 3, 2026).
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), in its report, said both the deaths were reported from the worst-hit Sivasagar district.
The seven districts still reeling under flood were Charaideo, Sivasagar, Dhemaji, Golaghat, Biswanath, Jorhat, and Lakhimpur, where 380 villages and 14,230.148 hectares of crop area remained inundated.
With the latest report of deaths, the toll in this year's floods has risen to 87. Of the 1,28,071 people affected by the deluge, 55,200 were in Sivsagar, 34,050 in Charaideo and 20,209 in Jorhat.
On Sunday (August 2), five districts had more than 1.35 lakh flood-hit people.
The administration was operating 38 relief camps, sheltering 11,066 displaced people. Another 17 relief distribution centres were also functional.
The Dhansiri river continued to flow above the danger level at Numaligarh in Golaghat district.
Published - August 04, 2026 01:08 am IST
Source: The Hindu - India News
