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Guwahati : The flood situation in Assam remained grim as the current flood on Friday claimed three more lives taking the death toll rose to 52 and affecting over 14.97 lakh people of 25 districts.
 
According to the reports of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), three persons drowned in Dhubri, Dhemaji and Nagaon district as death toll climbed to 52.
 
More than 14.97 lakh people of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Jorhat, Sivsagar, Dibrugarh, Majuli, Golaghat, Darrang, Nalbari, Barpeta, South Salmara, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Nagaon, Morigaon, Karimganj, Charaideo, Cachar, Karbi Anglong, Kamrup districts are affected by the current deluge.
 
'Over 3.06 lakh people are affected in South Salmara district along with the Indo-Bangladesh border, while 2.23 people affected in middle Assam's Morigaon district, 1.24 lakh in Nalbari, 94,000 in Golaghat district,' a top official of ASDMA said.
 
The flood waters submerged 79,157.84 hectares crop areas of 2240 villages under 75 revenue circles of the flood-hit districts.
 
Authorities are running 363 relief camps and distribution centres in 19 districts, where 25,269 flood-affected people have been taken shelter.
 
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)