With the incessant monsoon rains during the past few days, the flood situation in Assam is worsening each passing day with 704 villages in 16 districts being inundated, affecting 2.53 lakh people while the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at many places in nine districts. Villagers cross floodwaters on a country boat in Morigaon district of Assam. (Image: AP)
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