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Millions affected by heavy flooding in eastern India with dozens dead

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The flood situation in Assam, eastern India continued to remain grim with rising water levels of the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers inundating fresh areas in the State across 32 districts, seen here on Thursday (June 23).

Over 5.45 million people remain affected and 99,026 hectares of crop area have been submerged by flood waters so far. A total of 271,125 persons displaced due to flooding are taking shelter in 1,871 relief camps including 1,026 relief distribution centers in 27 of the 32 affected districts. Nearly 5,000 villages in 112 revenue circles have been affected by floods so far, officials estimate.

A total of 3,658 persons marooned due to flooding were rescued by NDRF, SDRF, and Army personnel in 13 districts on Wednesday. Landslides were reported in Dima Hasao and Karimganj districts. Nearly 2000 people of several villages near Barkhal area under Jagiroad assembly constituency in the central Assam district are now taking shelter on National Highway-37 in Assam's Morigaon district.

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