North Lakhimpur, July 3 -- Several roads have been damaged in Assam's Lakhimpur as the second wave of floods hit the district in the past 24 hours.

Incessant overnight rain in Lakhimpur district and the neighbouring hills of Arunachal Pradesh has swollen the rivers, resulting in overflow along their courses and inundating vast areas of inhabited and agricultural land.

On Wednesday, the rising water of the Gabharu River breached the agricultural bund at Rangajan-Mazgaon under the Uttar Laluk Gaon Panchayat and flooded the entire area of Tunijan and Dhekiajuli-Christiangaon by taking a new course.

The new course of the Gabharu River also severely impacted Garmur village under the Nowboicha Revenue Circle and inundated villages in Phoolba...