GUWAHATI/DIBRUGARH/KOKRAJHAR: The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim with five more deaths reported from different parts of the state on Thursday, taking the toll to 20 so far.While three persons drowned in Barpeta district, two others suffered a similar fate in Dhemaji and Kokrajhar. Among the five victims, one was a girl. Till Wednesday, the toll was 15 as the second wave of floods wreaked havoc across the state since last month.With the deluge showing no signs of relenting, the number of flood-hit districts has risen to 22 where nearly 18 lakh were hit on Thursday. Over 2.13 lakh hectares of crop area was also damaged. The latest district to be inundated is South Kamrup.On Thursday, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited Majuli, one of the worst hit areas in the state, to take stock of the situation and review rescue operations there. Sonowal also undertook an aerial survey of Nagaon, Morigaon, Jorhat, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts as well.In Majuli, the assembly constituency he represents, Sonowal has asked the water resources department to repair the breached embankment on a war footing and take preventive measures against vulnerable embankments.The chief minister was accompanied by water resources minister Keshab Mahanta and rural development minister Naba Kumar Doley. Other ministers visited the other affected districts of the state.