Two persons each drowned in floodwaters in Sivasagar and Biswanath districts, while one each died in Golaghat and Morigaon, it added. Sivasagar was the worst-hit with over 57,000 people affected, followed by Golaghat (34,000) and Jorhat (25,000). The flood situation has worsened since Tuesday, when more than 1.22 lakh people were affected across five districts. At present, 563 villages are under water and 16,951.76 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across Assam, the ASDMA said. On account of widespread flooding, 35,025 domestic animals and poultry have been affected across the state, while 8,529 more washed away.