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Several major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, were flowing above the danger level at different places as the state has been witnessing heavy rain for the last few days

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The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Friday with the death toll rising to two and over 4.88 lakh people reeling under the deluge across 16 districts, according to an official bulletin.

Nearly 1.2 lakh people are affected by floods in Assams 20 districts, with several rivers flowing above the danger level mark due to torrential rains in Assam, neighbouring states, and Bhutan. Relief camps have been set up, and rescue operations are underway.

IMD's Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati has issued the warning for 24 hours from Wednesday, followed by a 'yellow' alert for Thursday and Friday.

The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday morning with incessant rain across several parts of the state inundating new areas even as nearly 1.2 lakh people were hit due to the deluge in 10 districts, an official bulletin said.

Amid Assam flood, Nalbari is the worst hit with almost 45,000 people suffering, followed by Baksa with over 26,500 and Lakhimpur with more than 25,000

The AASU and the AGP said the delimitation exercise of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies should secure the future of the indigenous people of Assam.

In the past 24 hours, 85,000 more people have been hit by the first wave of floods that has affected 20 districts and sub-divisions across the state a

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reported one death in Tamulpur, Udalguri district, due to flooding.