Assam flood toll rises to 32

Sixteen more bodies were recovered today from two flood-hit districts of Assam, raising the toll in the deluge to 32, as Army and disaster response forces personnel evacuated hundreds of marooned people from affected areas.
A report by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said there has been no rain since yesterday in the state where 8.4 lakh people were affected in 13 districts.
It said six bodies were recovered from Bolbola and Krishnai areas of Goalpara district.
Ten bodies were found in neighbouring Kamrup Rural district where four others are missing, Deputy Commissioner J Balaji said.
The authorities have opened 162 relief camps where 1.5 lakh odd people were staying with Goalpara district, the worst-hit in the floods due to heavy rains in Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh during the past 3-4 days.

Personnel of the Army and disaster response forces of the state and the Centre were conducting rescue operations as 8.4 lakh people were affected in 712 villages of 13 districts while over one lakh hectares of crop area was under water, the ASDMA report said.
Several embankments have been breached and dozens of roads are damaged across the state.
During the day, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh called up Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to take stock of the flood situation and assured him of all assistance.