In pics: Floods batter Assam, kill at least 63 and hit nearly 31 lakh people in 32 districts
Due to the Assam floods, more than 1.56 lakh people have taken shelter in 514 relief camps.
Floods and resultant landslides in Assam have so far claimed 62 lives this year and according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), out of 62 people, 51 people have died in floods while 11 have lost their lives in landslides.
63 people have died due to Assam floods
This is second wave of floods and landslides in the state
Several people have also gone missing
PM Modi has assured Assam CM of all support from Centre
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma visited a few relief camps
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma also visited a few relief camps sheltering affected people in Kamrup and Darrang districts. He visited the inundated Rangia town in Kamrup district, with state BJP president and local MLA Bhabesh Kalita.
The BJP leader also visited relief camps at Fatima Convent School and Kolajal where affected people have taken shelter.
Kopili river is flowing above 'High Flood Level'
The Central Water Commission (CWC) bulletin on Saturday stated that the river Kopili is flowing above 'High Flood Level' in Nagaon district, while other rivers such as the Brahmaputra, Jia-Bharali, Puthimari, Pagladia, Manas, Beki, Barak and Kushiara are flowing above the danger level at different places.