<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/in-assam_1.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273" srcset="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/in-assam_1.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273 400w, https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/in-assam_1.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551 800w" > The Afolamukh Ghat in Assam's river island Majuli, where ferry services have been suspended indefinitely following the heavy downpour and rise in the water levels of the Brahmaputra river on July 10, 2019. (Photo: IANS)

Floods and landslides brought on by heavy rainfall have taken three lives in Assam and affected over two lakh people, according to incoming reports.

A spokesperson for the State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) told The Times of India that several rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Dikhow, Dhansiri, Jia Bharali, Puthimari and Beki, are in spate in various parts of the state. The flooded districts include Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Darrang, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat and Dibrugarh.

Three persons died in rain and flood-related incidents in Golaghat, Dhemaji and Kamrup Metropolitan districts, the ASDMA said, adding 530 villages are under water and over 13,267 hectares of crop area have been damaged. In all, 2,07,100 persons have been affected, said ASDMA.

People are being moved into 13 relief camps and distribution centres in four districts. At last count, 249 people have taken shelter at these facilities.

Over in Arunachal Pradesh, over 200 people have been evacuated after flash floods in West Kameng district. A state official said the rains washed away a bridge and damaged 7 or 8 houses.

According to the news agency IANS, the situation is expected to worsen as the meteorological department has predicted more rain in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland in the next four days.