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Assam floods continue to inflict the loss of life and property in the state, with the death toll rising to 64 and over 2 million residents impacted in the current bout of the severe crisis. The situation remains precarious as several rivers continue to flow over the danger mark. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), around 3,535 villages have witnessed the fury of water, and over 50,000 people sought refuge in the temporary relief camp.

Not only human lives, the Assam floods have also severely affected the lives of flora and fauna. In the state's famous Kaziranga National Park, a total of 114 wild animals perished, including 6 rhinos, making it one of the worst flood-related animal mortality for the park.

Dhubri, Cachar Among Worst-Hit Districts

Dhubri district faced the maximum wrath of rivers, with over 7 lakh people facing flood situations. The situation in Cachar and Darrang is no less severe with 1.5 lakh people affected due to inundation in each.

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Assam's major rivers, including Brahmaputra and Barak, are flowing with a very high volume of water from Jorhat to Dhubri, reported the Indian Express. The floodwater has destroyed around 70,000 hectares of crop area till now.

Assam CM Sarma Inspects Relief Camps, Congress In Attacking Mode

While Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inspected the relief camps at Palashbari and Kamrup on Sunday, the state Congress launched a severe attack on the ruling party, alleging "rampant corruption" behind the flood woes.

The opposition party attacked Sarma over the handling of the flood situation. It shared a video on X, showing a flood victim telling his emotional ordeal of 'how his son was washed away in flood.'

"You didn't have the guts to visit the home of that unfortunate father whose son was washed away by your flooded " Smart City". The father had been searching for his son in the drains of the city for the whole night. More than 50 people died. 60 poorly built embankments breached - a testimony of your corruption. 52 bridges were ruined. Hundreds of roads were damaged. Emergency services were completely cut off. If you could concentrate more on these issues, the poor boy could have been saved," Assam Congress wrote on X, tagging the Chief Minister.