The toll in the devastating flood in the northeast states of India has risen to 23 with six more people losing their lives in a day, according to latest reports.
According to officials, though the situation has improved in Manipur, Tripura, and Mizoram. The officials said it had worsened in Assam with over 0.45 million people affected in the deluge across six districts.
While five more people died in Assam since Saturday, one person lost his life in Manipur, according to a report by India-based Firstpost.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), all five persons who lost their lives were in three districts, taking the death toll in the state to 12 in the first wave of flood this year.
The ASDMA said over 0.45 million people have been affected in Hojai, Karbi Anglong West, Golaghat, Karimganj, Hailakandi, and Cachar districts.
The Brahmaputra at Nimatighat in Jorhat, while Barak at AP Ghat in Cachar and Badarpurghat in Karimganj are flowing above the danger mark.
Other rivers like Dhansiri at Numaligarh in Golaghat, Jia Bharali at NT Road crossing in Sonitpur, Kopili at Kampur in Nagaon, Katakhal at Matizuri in Hailakandi and Kushiyara at Karimganj town were also flowing above the danger mark.
In Manipur, water level of major rivers flowing in the five districts of the Imphal valley has receded considerably with only Lilong River flowing a little above the "warning level."
Flood control officials said the situation has improved a lot and water level of the previously inundated localities had gone down.
The Imphal river, however, is reported to be a "highest flood level" at the Minuthong area by a few margins, although in general it is below the danger mark.
