Flood Situation

Assam flood toll rises to 97; over 1.68 lakh people affected across 15 districts

Assam

Published 18/8/2026, 6:05:00 am · Last modified 18/8/2026, 6:35:55 am

Assam's latest flood situation update put the cumulative flood-related death toll at 97, after two more deaths were reported. The official situation cited by Times of India said about 1,68,701 people remained affected across 15 districts, with 481 villages still submerged and roughly 14,382 hectares of crop area affected. The update matters because it shows the crisis has not fully receded even after earlier reports of improvement. Golaghat, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Charaideo remained among the major affected districts, while the wider count of districts and villages indicates that relief, public health work and damage assessment still need to continue beyond the first rescue phase. Xokhi is treating the figures as a current official-bulletin snapshot and keeping earlier 5-6 August counts as historical records rather than replacing them.

Correction: Republished with 18 August latest-order timestamps while preserving original event dates.