Guwahati, July 11: The death toll in Assam floods has increased to 84 with five more persons dying in the last 24 hours.

Nearly 1.439 million people in 27 districts have been affected by the deluge.

As many as 159 wild animals, including nine rhinos, have died so far at Kaziranga National Park due to floods in Assam.

The flood waters have submerged 2580 villages under 86 revenue circles. 157,000 people are still taking shelter in 365 relief camps and distribution centres.

According to Field Director of KNP, Sonali Ghosh, so far 159 wild animals have died in Kaziranga National Park due to flooding.

“Out of 159 wild animals, 128 hog deer, 9 rhinos, 2 swamp deer and 2 sambar died after drowning in flood waters. On the other hand, 12 hog deer, one swamp deer, rhesus macaque, and otter-pup died under care. Two hog deer died due to a vehicle hit and an otter (pup) died for other reasons,” Sonali Ghosh said.

The flood situation in the park has been marginally improving, but 62 forest camps in the park are still underwater, and 4 camps have been vacated. There are 233 forest camps inside the park.

The park authority and the forest department have also managed to rescue 133 animals during flood time, and 111 animals were released after treatment.

The water level of the Brahmaputra River is flowing above the danger level mark at Neamatighat, Tezpur, Guwahati, and Dhubri.

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