Six more persons died in Assam due to flood, taking the overall death toll to 24, even as the flood situation witnessed some marginal improvement, officials said. Over 7.19 lakh people have been affected in 22 of the state’s 34 districts. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials said that the fresh deaths were reported from Nagaon (4), Cachar and Hojai districts. Of the 24 deaths, 19 died in floods and five in landslides in different districts. An ASDMA release said 7,19,425 people, including 1,41,050,children, of 2,095 villages in 22 districts have been affected. It said that a total of 24,749 stranded people have been evacuated with the help of disaster response forces and volunteers.