Guwahati: The toll in Assam floods continued to rise with three more fatalities pushing the total deaths to 78 on Wednesday, even as over 3 lakh people remained affected by the deluge in seven districts, an official bulletin said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorm for the next three days in isolated places of the state as well as in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, which could affect the districts in Assam bordering these two states.