Guwahati, July 22 -- At least 21 people lost their lives in floods across Assam in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 31, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

According to the ASDMA flood report, 13 people died in Sivasagar district, five in Charaideo, two in Golaghat and one in Jorhat in the last 24 hours.

The flood situation in Assam remained grim, with over 5.64 lakh people affected across 16 districts, including Golaghat, Kamrup, Hojai, Dibrugarh, Biswanath, Dhemaji, Sonitpur, Udalguri, Nagaon, Charaideo, Kamrup (M), Jorhat, Tinsukia, Karbi Anglong, Lakhimpur and Sivasagar.

Floodwaters have submerged 24,210.35 hectares of crop area and affected 872 villages across 44 revenue circles.

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