Flood situation worsens in Assam, over 10 lakh [1M] people affected

Submitted by syg205 on September 4, 2008 - 5:11am.

Sushanta Talukdar

Majuli remains worst hit as level of flood water continues to rise

Guwahati: Over ten lakh people have been affected by floods in Assam with the situation in Majuli turning critical on Tuesday as the level of flood water continued...

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Flood situation worsens in Assam, over 10 lakh [1M] people affected

In short: Rain continues to fall. The flooding has destroyed over 50,000 homes, supplies are unable to reach critical areas, and wide spread crop damage has occurred.