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Six deaths reported: Two each in Sivasagar and Biswanath districts, and one each in Golaghat and Morigaon. (Photo: PTI)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NEW DELHI: The death toll from the devastating floods in Assam rose to 95 after six more people died, while more than 1.6 lakh people remained affected across 14 districts, officials said on Thursday.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), six deaths were reported on Wednesday, two each in Sivasagar and Biswanath districts, and one each in Golaghat and Morigaon.Sivasagar continues to be the worst-affected district, accounting for 50 of the 95 deaths reported so far.<\/p>\n

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Sivasagar continues to be the worst-affected district. ( Photo: ANI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Neighbouring Charaideo has recorded 21 fatalities, followed by Jorhat (9), Golaghat (5), Dhemaji (3), Karbi Anglong (2) and Biswanath (2). One death each has also been reported from Sonitpur, Kamrup Metropolitan and Morigaon.The floods have affected over 1,60,600 people in Biswanath, Charaideo, Darrang, Dhemaji, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts.Sivasagar alone has around 57,000 affected residents, followed by Golaghat (34,000) and Jorhat (25,000). The number of affected people has risen sharply from 1.22 lakh in five districts reported on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

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Cars lie partially submerged in mud and silt washed along floodwater of the swollen Dikhow River (PTI Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Authorities have set up more than 100 relief camps and relief distribution centres across six districts, where 44,523 people are currently taking shelter.Floodwaters have submerged 16,951.76 hectares of cropland, while embankments, roads, bridges and other public infrastructure have suffered extensive damage in several parts of the state.Union health and family welfare minister J P Nadda, who was deputed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visited the flood-hit Nepalikhuti area along the Assam-Nagaland border in Sivasagar district on Wednesday, one of the regions worst affected by the latest wave of floods that began on July 19.Later in the day, Nadda chaired a high-level review meeting with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and senior state officials to assess the flood situation and review ongoing relief, rehabilitation and healthcare measures. <\/p>\n

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JP Nadda and Himanta Biswa Sarma inspect flood-ravaged Assam (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I have visited the flood-hit Nepalikhuti area. Along with CM Sarma, I have witnessed the scale of devastation. The damage is so huge that it will take time (for normalcy to return),” Nadda told reporters after interacting with flood-affected families.<\/p>\n

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