India, July 21 -- Five more people died in Assam on Monday due to floods, taking the death toll to 10, even as the deluge affected more than 3.6 lakh people across 794 villages in 16 districts, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

The ASDMA said four of the deaths, including those of two teenage girls, were reported from Jorhat district, while one person died in Sivasagar.

In Titabor, three teenage girls were swept away after accidentally falling into floodwaters. One of them was rescued by local residents, while the bodies of the other two were recovered later in the afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Susmita Mardha (14) and Chuniya Pahariya (14), both residents of Panbari.

In a separate inciden...