10 more deaths raise Assam flood toll to 41
Assam is facing its worst flooding in 60 years, with the death toll rising to 41 and over 8 lakh people affected. State officials attribute the unprecedented scale of the disaster to a cloudburst in neighboring Nagaland that caused severe water inflow into districts not typically prone to such flooding.
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This highlights the increasing frequency of extreme weather events in South Asia and the challenges of cross-border disaster management.
The ongoing wave of floods in some eastern districts of Assam has been the worst in 60 years, the State government said on Wednesday (July 22, 2026). The floods have affected more than 8 lakh people and claimed at least 30 human lives in less than a month.
According to a late-night bulletin by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), floodwaters claimed the lives of 10 people across five districts during the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the number of flood-affected districts reduced from 16 to 11 during this period.
“The floods have affected 6,53,164 people across 939 villages and crops on 24,897.27 hectares of land. The district authorities have set up 106 relief camps, where 24,418 people have taken shelter,” an ASDMA spokesperson said.
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