GUWAHATI: Over 5.75 lakh people in Assam were still in the grip of floods on Wednesday even as the administration struggled to restore health and hygiene in the inundated villages.
Floodwaters have receded in many districts in the last couple of days, but over 1,000 villages across 15 districts are still under water. Two more deaths were reported, one each in Cachar and Nagaon districts in the last 24 hours, taking the toll due to floods and landslides to 28.
