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Assam Floods Affect Over 57,000 People, Death Toll Reaches Five

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Guwahati, July 19 (IANS) Assam’s flood situation remained grim on Sunday with more than 57,000 people affected across eight districts, while one person died in Sivasagar, taking the cumulative flood-related death toll in the state this year to five, officials said. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), floods have affected Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, Sivasagar, Udalguri and Jorhat districts. A total of 22 revenue circles and 298 villages rema…