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The unofficial death toll due to electrocution in the state reached 33. GUWAHATI: Two people died of electrocution in two separate incidents in the state within a span of 24 hours. "We had warned the electricity department about the possibility of live wires snapping off and had asked the department to take precautions, but in vain. Sonowal has ordered the power department to immediately scan all transformers, live wires as well as electric posts across the state and repair them. Ali, a villager from the Rangjuli area in Goalpara, was travelling with his friend Aizal Haque, who sustained serious injuries..