Government has said that over 4,500 people lost their lives in floods in the last four years and more than 26 thousand villages were affected. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat said that according to Home Ministry, 26,449 villages were affected by floods during the last three years and current year till 19th of this month. He added, this includes the villages washed away partially or fully.<br/><br/>As per state wise data on the number of lives lost due to the floods, a total of 4,553 people were killed, with Uttarakhand topping the list with 800. The total damages to crops, public utilities and houses during the last three years is estimated at around Rs 40 lakh crores.