The death toll in Bihar and Assam floods mounted to 174, with a total of 1.09 crore people being affected by the calamity in the two states, officials said.

Though water levels have started receding in several districts of the two states, both reported two deaths each since Monday.

With both the casualties taking place in Madhubani district of Bihar, the toll in the state reached 106. In Assam, the number of deaths touched 68 as two more people died in Morigaon and Golaghat districts since Monday.

A total of 28.01 lakh people were affected in 19 of the 33 districts of the northeastern state, officials said in Guwahati.

The death toll in Bihar and Assam floods mounted to 174, with a total of 1.09 crore people being affected by the calamity in the two states, officials said.

Though water levels have started receding in several districts of the two states, both reported two deaths each since Monday.

With both the casualties taking place in Madhubani district of Bihar, the toll in the state reached 106. In Assam, the number of deaths touched 68 as two more people died in Morigaon and Golaghat districts since Monday.

A total of 28.01 lakh people were affected in 19 of the 33 districts of the northeastern state, officials said in Guwahati.