Torrential rain continued to lash several parts of the country, worsening the flood situation in Assam and Delhi. Six people were killed when lightning struck them in West Bengal's Purulia and Bankura districts. The flood situation in Assam deteriorated with rainfall continuing in the catchment areas, leading to a spate in Brahmaputra and its tributaries.Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger mark in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Sonitpur districts with vast tracts of land under flood water.Road communication was disrupted in several places, including Guwahati, with flood water inundating roads and causing traffic snarls.More than 50,000 people have been affected by the flood waters and many of them have been shifted to higher lands forsafety.Rising water of Brahmaputra inundated the Kaziranga National Park, famed for its one-horned rhinoceros. Inmates of most of the animal habitats were forced to take shelter in the highland areas of nearby Karbi Anglong district.The situation in the world's largest river island Majuli also worsened with flood waters inundating 45 villages there.Rains lashed various parts of Punjab and Haryana, causing mercury to drop by up to two notches below normal.More than dozen cattle were feared to have been washed away in flash floods in Neogal rivulet caused by a cloudburstin Himachal Pradesh's Palampur area. Half a dozen labourers were trapped for more than four hours in the river and were rescued after the water receded.In Uttar Pradesh at least 6 people have been killed in drowning and other rain related incidents in Shajehanpur and Balrampur during last 24 hours. Our correspondent reports that the rivers Yamuna, Ramganga and Ganga are still in spate in Aligarh, Mathura, Etah, Farrukhabad and Shahjehan Pur.