Silchar, July 26 -- The death toll of Assam floods now stands at 61, after 14 people died on Friday, said the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sought an update from chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the relief and rescue operations that continues across the flood-hit districts. "He sought an update on the extent of the devastation, the ongoing relief operations and the challenges we are confronting on the ground. I briefed him on the measures being undertaken by the State Government and our efforts to reach out to every affected family," Sarma wrote on X. "Expressing his deep condolences over the loss of lives and property, the Hon'ble Prime Minister assured the people of Assam that this calamity is being accorded the highest priority and the Government of India will extend every possible support to aid our relief, rehabilitation and rebuilding efforts," Sarma added. The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are also assisting the state government in its relief operations. According to ASDMA, seven people died in Charaideo on Friday while six deaths were reported from Sivasagar and one in Jorhat. Till Thursday, 21 deaths had occurred in Sivasagar alone and with six more, the toll in district reached 27. ASDMA said that one person is missing. In Sivasagar, 3.48 lakh people are affected by the floods while 1.88 lakh people are suffering in Charaideo, followed by Jorhat where the number of flood-affected people stands at 1.26 lakh. Due to comparatively less rainfall in Assam and neighbouring states in the last 48 hours, the major rivers are showing a falling trend, but 12 districts including Golaghat, Charaideo, Dibrugarh, Hojai, Nagaon, Biswanath, Jorhat, Dhemaji, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, Kamrup (M) and Karbi Anglong are still affected, according to the state government. Sarma said more than 1.1 million people across 2,000 villages are suffering and the government is trying to provide adequate support to the affected people. "Situation continues to be grim with close to 11 lakh people affected in over 2,000 villages... I will visit the affected districts again in 2-3 days to personally monitor relief measures. Over 41,000 people are in the 162 relief camps set up to shelter the affected," he wrote on X on Friday evening....