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Floods in Assam affect over one lakh people

<p>Over one lakh people have been&nbsp;affected by flood in Assam's Lakhimpur and Karimganj&nbsp;districts, while four rivers are flowing above the danger mark&nbsp;across the state</p>

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Floods in Assam affect over one lakh people
Farmers harvest paddy in flood-hit Mayong village in Morigaon district of Assam on Tuseday. Pic/PTI

Over one lakh people have been affected by flood in Assam's Lakhimpur and Karimganj districts, while four rivers are flowing above the danger mark across the state. According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 1,01,809 people are reeling under the floods in the two districts, where 140 villages are under water.

The calamity has damaged crops in 385.67 hectares of land. Karimganj is the worst affected with over 97,000 people affected by the flood, while more than 4,500 people were hit in Lakhimpur, the report said. The authorities have opened a relief camp, where about 113 people are taking shelter. A total of 130 relief distribution points have also been set up.

Floods in Assam affect over one lakh people
An Indian farmer transports harvested paddy on a buffalo cart through flood waters in Mayong village in Morigaon district of Assam state in India on June 6, 2017. Pic/AFP

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