The India Meteorological Department has issued a Red Alert and predicted very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across several districts of Assam over the next five days.
The flood situation in Assam was serious on Tuesday with nearly 31,000 people still reeling under the deluge across 10 districts of the state, an official said.
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Lakhimpur district is the worst hit with over 22,000 people affected, followed by Dibrugarh with more than 3,800 people and Kokrajhar with almost 1,800 persons