Guwahati, Aug. 9 -- Assam's flood situation has claimed 99 lives so far, with 12 districts still affected, according to the Assam Flood Report for August 8.

Data from the Disaster Reporting and Information Management System (DRIMS) showed that flooding has affected 460 villages under 30 revenue circles in Sonitpur, Nagaon, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Hojai, Darrang, Jorhat, Dhemaji, Charaideo, Karbi Anglong, Lakhimpur and Biswanath.

The affected population stands at 1,47,376, comprising 65,962 men, 63,037 women and 18,377 children. Floodwaters have also submerged 10,599.89 hectares of agricultural land.

Golaghat has the largest affected population at 61,735, followed by Sivasagar with 43,492 and Jorhat with 24,283. Nagaon has reported 8,520 a...