India, Aug. 5 -- The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Wednesday, August 5, with the toll in this year's deluge rising to 95 with six more deaths, and the number of affected increasing to 1.6 lakh across 14 districts, an official bulletin said.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin issued this evening, six persons have lost their lives in the deluge in the last 24 hours.

Two persons each drowned in floodwaters in Sivasagar and Biswanath districts, while one each died in Golaghat and Morigaon, it added.

With these fatalities, the total number of deaths in this year's floods has increased to 95.

According to the authority's daily flood report, more than 1,60,600 people remained affected in Bi...