Guwahati: The death toll in Assam’s floods since May 22 increased to 97 with a person drowning in Morigaon district on Saturday. Another 26 people died in landslides during the period.
Officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said the number of flood-affected people reduced by a few thousand overnight to 26.38 lakh. About 2,300 people returned home from the relief camps where 47,772 people remain, an official said.