Floods recede in Assam, toll is 65
The Brahmaputra river was flowing above danger level at three places only.
Guwahati: Amidst fear of outbreak of water-borne diseases, the water level has started receding in flood-hit Assam but situation continued to remain precarious as the toll on Saturday climbed to 65.
According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority, about 44,08,142 people in 3,024 villages under 77 revenue circles of 24 districts are still facing the wrath of flood.
The Brahmaputra river was flowing above danger level at three places only. Its tributaries Dhansiri and Kopili are also flowing above danger mark at one place each.
The waters of the floods, which caused large scale devastations across the state, receded from Baksa, Hojai and Majuli districts but continued to submerge 1.51 lakh hectare of cropland and a large part of Kaziranga National Park, where 10 rhinos have died, officials said.