Assam floods: Army deployed as over 1.7 lakh people affected across 12 districts

People wade through floodwaters in Jorhat district on Monday. PIC/PTI

The Indian Army was deployed in several districts of Upper Assam to rescue stranded people as the flood situation in the state deteriorated severely on Monday, with more than 1.7 lakh people affected across 12 districts.

The death toll in this year's floods remained at five. A total of 580 villages are inundated, while 10,362.9 hectares of crop have been damaged.

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said four ministers have been stationed in the affected areas to monitor rescue and relief operations.

Meanwhile, the death toll in the flash floods and landslides triggered by rainfall in Nagaland's Mon district has risen to four, while five people remain missing.

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No of villages currently inundated

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