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In Pictures: Grim flood situation in Assam affects 3 million

Over two weeks of rains cause India’s Brahmaputra River to overflow, killing 85 people and affecting 3.3 million people.

Flood affected villagers are seen near their partially submerged houses in Gagolmari village, Morigaon district, Assam, India, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affecte
Flood-affected villagers near their partially submerged houses in Gagolmari village, Morigaon district. [Anupam Nath/AP Photo]
Published On 15 Jul 202015 Jul 2020
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The situation in northeastern India’s Assam state remains grim, with the death toll on Wednesday rising to 85 as more than two weeks of heavy rains caused one of Asia’s largest rivers to overflow.

The Brahmaputra River continued to wreak havoc, displacing more than 3.3 million people, according to officials. Vast tracts are still underwater, with 26 of the state’s 33 districts badly affected.

MS Mannivanan, head of the State Disaster Management Authority, said rescue and relief operations were under way.

Thousands of people are taking shelter on a raised river embankment after being displaced from their submerged homes in central Assam’s Morigaon district.

“Our villages and all nearby villages have been under chest-deep water for about a week now,” said Nilima Khatun, holding her 2-year-old child. “We are passing days in misery with no relief coming our way from the government.”

Annual monsoon rains usually hit the region between June and September. While the rains are crucial for rain-fed crops planted during the season, they often cause extensive damage.

Over two weeks of rains cause India’s Brahmaputra Rivers to overflow killing 85 people and affecting 3.3 million people.

Indian flood affected villagers are seen inside their partially submerged houses in Gagolmari village, Morigaon district, Assam, India, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Hundreds of thousands of people have bee
More than 3.3 million people have been affected by floods in Assam since mid-May. [Anupam Nath/AP Photo]
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Indian flood affected villagers shelter on an embankment of river Brahmaputra in Gagolmari village, Morigaon district, Assam, India, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Hundreds of thousands of people have been a
Tens of thousands of mostly rural residents have been evacuated to relief camps. [Anupam Nath/AP Photo]
epaselect epa08545574 A woman cleans fish caught in flood waters in a makeshift camp in the flood affected Kamrup district of Assam, India, 14 July 2020. According to news reports, heavy rainfall dur
A woman cleans fish in a makeshift camp in flood-stricken Kamrup district of Assam. [EPA]
An Indian flood affected man and a woman ride on a country boat in Gagolmari village, Morigaon district, Assam, India, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by flo
Flooding is an annual phenomenon in India's northeast, claiming hundreds of lives each year. [Anupam Nath/AP Photo]
An Indian flood affected man rows a boat near partially submerged houses in Gagolmari village, Morigaon district, Assam, India, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affect
Assam was first hit in mid-May when pre-monsoon rains arrived, causing floods that killed 11 people. [Anupam Nath/AP Photo]
Villager uses banana tree raft to move across a flooded locality in Kamrup district of Assam, in India on 14 July 2020. According to reports 3.5 million people effected by floods. (Photo by David Tal
Villagers use a banana-tree raft in a flooded village in Kamrup district. [David Talukdar/NurPhoto via Getty Images]
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epa08541774 Villagers wade through the flood water at Pathsala in Barpeta district of Assam, India, 12 July 2020. Heavy rainfall during the past days has flooded many villages in the state, leaving ov
Villagers wade through the floodwater in Pathsala, Barpeta district. [EPA]
epa08543498 An Indian villager stands in flood water in front of his submerged house in a village in Kamrup district of Assam, India, 13 July 2020. According to news reports, heavy rainfall during the
A villager stands in front of his submerged house in a village in Kamrup district. [EPA]


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