India, July 26 -- The flood situation in Assam improved on Sunday, July 25, as water levels were receding in most of the affected areas with those places not receiving overnight rainfall, even as over 6.5 lakh people remained hit in six districts and 66 people lost their lives in this year's deluge, officials said.

An official of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that water levels were receding in most of the flood-hit areas of Upper Assam, especially Charaideo, Sivasagar and Jorhat districts.

"We hope the situation would improve further during the day. This would help us provide relief in a better way," he added.

According to the authority's daily flood report issued at midnight, more than 6,54,800 people have...