Two lakh people have been affected by the first wave of flood which has hit Assam's twin districts of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji, at least 20000 hectare of agricultural land had been covered by the flood waters damaging standing crops.Four people have so far lost their lives in the flood that has inundated nearly 200 villages in the worst affected Jonai sub division, official sources said in Guwahati on Sunday.
The district administrations of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji have pressed into service motor boats for rescue and relief operations.The boats belong to the districts Disaster Management authority but incessant rain has hampered rehabilitation operation.
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