People rendered homeless due to clashes between Bodos and minority immigrants have alleged lack of sufficient food, drinking water and medicines in relief camps, a charge denied by authorities.
A two-year-old child and a 60-year-old man have also died in two relief camps in Bilasipara in Dhubri district, but the cause of death was yet to be ascertained, official sources said.
“The condition in most relief camps is pathetic with food and drinking water in short supply. We fear there will be more deaths in the days to come from disease,” Bilasipara resident Monowar Hussain said.
Of the three lakh people who have fled their homes, 1,53,000 refugees have been housed in 118 camps in Dhubri district alone, with the allegation against the district administration being that only rice and pulses were provided and that too in insufficient quantity.