16 died as floods worsen, also has affected over 4L

According to the evening bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), another person drowned on Thursday as the flood situation in Assam worsened over the previous 24 hours and the state’s flood-affected population increased to 4.03 lakh.

With Thursday’s drowning in the Golaghat district of upper Assam, the season’s total number of flood-related deaths has reached 16.