This story is from August 6, 2019

Assam flood situation improves, toll now 91

The overall flood situation in Assam improved considerably on Monday even as one person drowned, taking the death toll to 91, an official report said.
Assam flood situation improves, toll now 91
The number of affected people was nearly 88,000 in 10 districts on Sunday.
GUWAHATI: The overall flood situation in Assam improved considerably on Monday even as one person drowned, taking the death toll to 91, an official report said.
The deceased is from Bajali in Barpeta district.
A population of 42,921 in eight of the 33 districts are currently affected by the floods. The Brahmaputra and its tributaries are showing a receding trend, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its bulletin.

The number of affected people was nearly 88,000 in 10 districts on Sunday.
The affected districts are Darrang, Barpeta, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, Jorhat and Cachar.
Morigaon is the worst affected district with a population of 25,888 reeling from floods, followed by Barpeta (9,554) and Jorhat (3,762).
Though flood victims are returning home, 2,816 people are still lodged in 11 relief camps at Chirang, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon and Jorhat districts.
A total crop area of 16,221 hectares is still under water.
The rivers flowing above the danger mark are the Brahmaputra (Neamatighat in Jorhat), Dhansiri (at Numaligarh in Golaghat,) Desang (at Nanglamuraghat in Sivasagar) and Kushiara in Karimganj, the ASDMA added.
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