1.28 lakh people in seven Assam districts reel under floods; toll rises to 87 with two more deaths
The death toll from floods in Assam has reached 87, with over 1.28 lakh people still affected across seven districts. Relief efforts are ongoing, with thousands of displaced individuals currently sheltered in government-run camps.
Why it matters
This highlights the recurring humanitarian crisis caused by monsoon flooding in Northeast India and the strain on disaster management infrastructure.
The death toll in Assam floods increased to 87 with two more fatalities reported while over 1.28 lakh people in seven districts remained affected by the deluge, according to an official bulletin on Monday (August 3, 2026).
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), in its report, said both the deaths were reported from the worst-hit Sivasagar district.
The seven districts still reeling under flood were Charaideo, Sivasagar, Dhemaji, Golaghat, Biswanath, Jorhat, and Lakhimpur, where 380 villages and 14,230.148 hectares of crop area remained inundated.
With the latest report of deaths, the toll in this year's floods has risen to 87. Of the 1,28,071 people affected by the deluge, 55,200 were in Sivsagar, 34,050 in Charaideo and 20,209 in Jorhat.
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