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08/10/2026 August 10, 2026 Assam flood toll climbs to 100 As floodwaters recede in some areas, residents are returning to homes buried under thick layers
08/10/2026 August 10, 2026 Assam flood toll climbs to 100 As floodwaters recede in some areas, residents are returning to homes buried under thick layers of silt Image: Pitamber Newar/ANI The situation in India's northeastern Assam state remained critical on Monday, with the death toll in the floods reaching 100, officials said. Two more people died overnight on Sunday after weeks of heavy monsoon rain inundated villages, damaged roads and farmland and disrupted livelihoods.
More than 700,000 people have been displaced since the floods began last month, while about 49,000 remain in 125 relief camps and distribution centers, officials said. Authorities are warning that, several rivers, including the Brahmaputra, remained above danger levels, raising the risk of further flooding in vulnerable areas. Farukuddin Ahmed, a 47-year-old trader from Nazira town in Assam's worst-hit Sivasagar district, that in a nearby village of 100 houses only a few remain.
"The residents, mainly dairy farmers, have to rebuild their lives from scratch having lost all their cattle," he said, according to the Associated Press. Authorities are assessing the damage and providing financial assistance to affected
residents. According to the government about 50,000 people had already received interim compensation. While flooding is a recurring problem in Assam during the monsoon, experts warn that climate change is making rainfall increasingly erratic and extreme.
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