Guwahati, July 30 -- Assam's flood situation remained grim on Wednesday, with the death toll rising to 78 after three more fatalities were reported from Sivasagar and Golaghat districts. More than three lakh people continue to be affected by the floods across seven districts, according to the latest official bulletin.

The report stated that 3,00,031 people are reeling under the impact of the floods in Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon, Biswanath and Kamrup Metropolitan districts. In all, 551 villages under 21 revenue circles remain inundated, while standing crops covering 21,523.08 hectares have been damaged.

The latest casualties include two people from Sivasagar and one from Golaghat, taking the state's cumulative flood-r...