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Two separate drowning incidents in Assam result in the loss of young lives.

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated drastically on Thursday with one person losing his life and nearly five lakh people reeling under the deluge across 12 districts, an official bulletin said.

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated drastically on Thursday with one person losing his life and nearly five lakh people reeling under the deluge across 12 districts, an official bulletin said.

The daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said almost 34,000 people have been affected in Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Sonitpur and Udalguri districts.

The Election Commission of India published the draft delimitation proposals for Assam today based on the 2001 Census report.

Among the districts that have seen major changes is Bodoland where the assemblies have increased from 16 to 19. One assembly seat has also increased in the West Karbi Anglong district

IMD's Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati has issued a 'Red Alert' for 24 hours from Tuesday

The Bhutan Government and the India Meteorological Department have predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the next few days in the upper catchment areas.

Over 34,000 people in Assam are affected by floods across nine districts due to heavy rainfall. More heavy rainfall is predicted in the coming days

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