Assam: Flash floods, landslides kill eight people, 7, 000 take shelter in relief camps

Eight people died due to floods and landslides in Assam in the last 24 hours, according to the officials.

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According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reports, three people died in floods and five died in landslides.

"Two people, including a child, died due to the flood in Golaghat district, while one person drowned in flood waters in Lakhimpur district," ASDMA said. On the other hand, five people lost their lives and two others were injured due to landslides in the Kamrup (Metro) district.

Following incessant and heavy rainfall in Assam and neighboring states, 175 villages under 20 revenue circles in 12 districts of the state—Dhemaji, South Salmara, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Darrang, Nagaon, Karbi Anglong, Kamrup, Biswanath, Tinsukia, Karbi Anglong West—were affected in the first spell of floods in the state.