Floods wreak havoc in Assam, claim 25 lives, over 31 lakh affected

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Assam continued to reel under devastating floods caused by incessant rain on Saturday, with the deluge claiming eight more lives, including four children, taking the death toll to 25.

At least eight people remain missing. While four people went missing in Hojai district, four more were untraceable in the districts of Bajali, Karbi Anglong West, Kokrajhar and Tamulpur. Overall, the casualties in this year’s floods and landslides went up to 62.