Overview
- By Saturday, August 8, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority reported a cumulative death toll of 98 and about 1,55,849 people affected across 13 districts.
- Flooding is concentrated in eastern and central districts such as Golaghat, Sivasagar and Jorhat, and the Dhansiri (South) and Kushiyara rivers were reported above danger level in key locations.
- Authorities continue large-scale relief work with dozens of relief camps and distribution centres open, hundreds of rescue teams deployed and limited rail services restored on diesel‑hauled trains for safety.
- The floods have submerged roughly 10,748 hectares of cropland and affected more than 47,000 animals, leaving many families without homes or farm income and raising food‑security and livelihood concerns.
- The government will start door-to-door damage assessments from Sunday in the worst-hit districts to compile verified lists for interim cash aid and to estimate funds for permanent rehabilitation, a process officials expect to inform disbursements by early September.