India, July 28 -- The death toll in this year's floods in Assam climbed to 68 with two more fatalities, while over 5.24 lakh people remained affected across five districts despite an overall improvement in the situation, officials said on Monday.

The two deaths were reported on Sunday from Charaideo district, which also remained the worst-affected with nearly 1.9 lakh people reeling under water, they said.

Among the other affected districts were Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon and Sivasagar, officials said.

Altogether 354 relief camps and aid distribution centres were operating in four districts, taking care of 37,724 displaced people, they said.

Multiple agencies, including the Army, NDRF, SDRF, Fire & Emergency Service and the police, were...