India, July 31 -- The flood toll in Assam increased to 80 as two more persons died, while the number of affected people dipped to 2.12 lakh in four districts on Thursday, an official bulletin said.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin issued this evening said two persons lost their lives in the deluge in the last 24 hours.

Sivasagar district reported both the deaths, as a boy was among two persons who drowned in the floodwaters, it said.

With these fatalities, the number of deaths in this year's floods has increased to 80.

According to the ASDMA's daily flood report, more than 2,12,400 people remained affected in Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat and Sivasagar districts.

Charaideo was the worst-hit with nearly 80,...