GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam slipped out of control after five more persons lost their lives on Wednesday, taking the toll to 45. More than 17 lakh people in 23 districts have been affected by the deluge.According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the five deaths have been reported from Majuli, Sivasagar, Golaghat, Dhemaji and Nagaon districts. The maximum, 10 people have died in the worst-hit Lakhimpur district while 8 have died in Guwahati during the current wave of flood.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju to visit the affected areas in the state on Thursday, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said.Earlier in the morning, Sonowal rushed to his constituency Majuli river island. Being located at the confluence of Brahamaputra and Subansiri rivers, it has taken the maximum beating. The surging waters breached an embankment in lower Majuli on Wednesday morning that inundated vast tracts of the island. One child has died and over 48,000 people of the island have been hit while 1,705 people have taken shelter in the four relief camps.Sonowal also visited the Kaziranga National Park , which has been inundated by Brahmaputra river forcing animals to flee to higher grounds outside the park.The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that till Wednesday, 1,75,552.61 hecatre of crop area has been damaged in 24 districts.Over 31,000 persons are taking shelter in 123 relief camps as their homes lie under water. More than 5,600 of them are in Golaghat district alone while another 5,539 are in Kokrajhar district.At least 50 roads, five bridges and 14 schools have been damaged (completely or partially) in several districts.