03:00Six people died in the last 24 hours alone, bringing the total death toll to 52, and more than 2 million people were affected by floods caused by heavy rains in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said on Thursday.
"It's completely drowned in the Brahmaputra river and the village is entirely submerged in water," local Akbar Ali Hamad said. "Every year the situation is like this and this time there is more water".
Footage shows dozens of houses submerged in water, with locals using planks and sticks to navigate the floods. Residents can also be seen distributing and transporting aid.
"In my house, there is so much water so I am staying in the temporary shelter set up by the government on the main road," said Babu Khan, another local.
"Food is a major problem here, sometimes we get and sometimes we won't get it," he added.
According to ASDMA, more than 400,000 people are seeking shelter in 515 relief camps and distribution centres set up by the administration in 24 flood-affected districts. The number of affected villages has also risen to 3,208 at the time of publication.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the flood situation was improving, with water levels in the Brahmaputra and its tributaries receding from the danger mark, according to local media reports.
Other parts of northeast India are also reeling under the impact of heavy rainfall, with landslides occurring in Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh.
'Entirely submerged in water' - India's Assam floods claim 52 lives, affect over 2 million people
Six people died in the last 24 hours alone, bringing the total death toll to 52, and more than 2 million people were affected by floods caused by heavy rains in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said on Thursday.
"It's completely drowned in the Brahmaputra river and the village is entirely submerged in water," local Akbar Ali Hamad said. "Every year the situation is like this and this time there is more water".
Footage shows dozens of houses submerged in water, with locals using planks and sticks to navigate the floods. Residents can also be seen distributing and transporting aid.
"In my house, there is so much water so I am staying in the temporary shelter set up by the government on the main road," said Babu Khan, another local.
"Food is a major problem here, sometimes we get and sometimes we won't get it," he added.
According to ASDMA, more than 400,000 people are seeking shelter in 515 relief camps and distribution centres set up by the administration in 24 flood-affected districts. The number of affected villages has also risen to 3,208 at the time of publication.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the flood situation was improving, with water levels in the Brahmaputra and its tributaries receding from the danger mark, according to local media reports.
Other parts of northeast India are also reeling under the impact of heavy rainfall, with landslides occurring in Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Six people died in the last 24 hours alone, bringing the total death toll to 52, and more than 2 million people were affected by floods caused by heavy rains in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said on Thursday.
"It's completely drowned in the Brahmaputra river and the village is entirely submerged in water," local Akbar Ali Hamad said. "Every year the situation is like this and this time there is more water".
Footage shows dozens of houses submerged in water, with locals using planks and sticks to navigate the floods. Residents can also be seen distributing and transporting aid.
"In my house, there is so much water so I am staying in the temporary shelter set up by the government on the main road," said Babu Khan, another local.
"Food is a major problem here, sometimes we get and sometimes we won't get it," he added.
According to ASDMA, more than 400,000 people are seeking shelter in 515 relief camps and distribution centres set up by the administration in 24 flood-affected districts. The number of affected villages has also risen to 3,208 at the time of publication.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the flood situation was improving, with water levels in the Brahmaputra and its tributaries receding from the danger mark, according to local media reports.
Other parts of northeast India are also reeling under the impact of heavy rainfall, with landslides occurring in Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh.