Assam floods toll rises to 66

The toll in flood-related incidents in Assam rose to 66 on Saturday with four more deaths reported from two districts, said the state disaster management authority.

While three persons died in Sivasagar, one death was reported from Charaideo.

More than 6.5 lakh persons in 10 districts have been affected by the floods. The districts are Golaghat, Charaideo, Kamrup, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Hojai, Kamrup Metropolitan and Sivasagar.

The number of affected villages came down to 810 on Saturday from 900 on Wednesday.