Assam Floods
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In Assam, the Mising community has adapted its architecture to cope with annual floods
Their flood-resilient houses, called chang ghors, stand several feet above the ground on bamboo stilts.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj
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How floods push Guwahati’s sanitation workers to the brink
They play a key role in reducing urban flooding and cleaning up after but work with little support in dangerous conditions.
Rishiraj Sen, Ashika Thomas, Sakshi Chindaliya & Deepanshu Mohan
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 174, parts of Silchar remain inundated
The number of residents affected by the flood reduced substantially to 22.17 lakh on Saturday from 29.70 lakh a day ago.
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 135, but situation improves in six districts
Five persons died in the Cachar district on Monday, while one each died in Kamrup, Morigaon and Nagaon.
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 127, CM says situation in Silchar is ‘man-made’ disaster
Of the five fatalities, four were children.
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 118, situation still grim in Silchar
The town was submerged for the sixth straight day, officials said.
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 108, situation remains critical in Silchar town
As of now, 30 out of the state’s 35 districts have been categorised as flood-affected.
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How incessant rain and the Barak river in spate overwhelmed Assam’s Silchar town
Large parts of the flood-ravaged state’s second biggest urban centre are under water as the government struggles to rescue stranded residents.
Rokibuz Zaman
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 101, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to visit Silchar on Thursday
The deluge has adversely affected 54,57,601 persons across 32 districts of the state.
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 89, over 55 lakh residents adversely affected
More than 2.62 lakh persons are in 862 relief camps across the state.
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 82, over 2 lakh persons in relief camps
More than 47 lakh residents have been adversely affected by the deluge.
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In Assam’s worst-hit district, floods have meant food is running out – and so is drinking water
Marooned residents of Barpeta say they have received little help from the government.
Kazi Sharowar Hussain
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