GUWAHATI: The flood situation worsened in Assam on Thursday, with around 45,000 people from seven districts coming under the grip of the deluge. Chirang and Kokrajhar districts in western Assam and the island district of Majuli were hit by floods on Thursday, while Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Barpeta and Dibrugarh are the other districts reeling from floods since Wednesday.Lakhimpur in northern Assam continues to be the worst affected since last week, with over 25,000 people hit by the deluge. Altogether, 82 villages under 12 revenue circles in seven districts remain inundated. Dhemaji has the highest number of flooded villages (29), followed by Lakhimpur.In Chirang, Kokrajhar and Barpeta, flood-affected people said the situation has worsened after excess water from Bhutan inundated downstream villages. Many rivers that originate in Bhutan flow through the area.Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said Brahmaputra at Nematighat in Jorhat, Jia Bharali in Sonitpur, Puthimari in Kamrup, Beki in Barpeta and Sankosh in Dhubri were flowing above danger level on Thursday. According to ASDMA, 548 people displaced by floods have taken shelter in five relief camps in Lakhimpur, Chirang and Kokrajhar districts. ASDMA officials said the number of displaced people is low in four other districts.There was no report of human casualty on Thursday. Around 26 marooned persons were rescued by the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force.In Meghalaya, flash floods reportedly washed away a two-year-old girl on Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened at Magurmari village under Zikzak block in South West Garo Hills, when the girl lost her way after having followed her father out of the house. "Her slippers were found beside a stream," a police source said.Tourism has also taken a hit in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills since Sunday, with heavy rains continuing to lash the state. "There are relatively few visitors who are coming here to stay overnight, although we expect tourism to pick up once the rains get moderate," said the owner of a lodge at Mawlynnong, a popular tourist destination."

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