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Assam: Watch these scenes of devastation as the flood situation in the state worsens

With lakhs of people displaced this year as well, the flood situation in Assam is no better than earlier.

Scroll Staff
Jun 01, 2020 · 01:51 pm
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Floods hit summer paddy harvest in Assam. First wave of floods has hit most of the summer paddy zones in the state, which include Nagaon, Morigaon, Goalpara, Dhubri, Sonitpur and Darrang cultivated over four lakh hectares in the state. pic.twitter.com/vjhtfCKqSr

— Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi 🇮🇳 (@NANDANPRATIM) May 28, 2020

Dangerous video. Thrilling visuals. A man falling down 'on live camera' into river Brahmaputra due to sudden erosion at Koliabar, Assam. Somehow he could survive. Besides floods, erosion by rivers in Assam is fast turning out to be quite serious with thousands of people rendered. pic.twitter.com/CDnqMmgDfh

— Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi 🇮🇳 (@NANDANPRATIM) May 27, 2020

CM Shri @sarbanandsonwal inspected the flood damaged site of Agia-Lakhipur road in Goalpara district and instructed the officials concerned to immediately repair the washed out portion to restore road connectivity in the region. pic.twitter.com/TnkRF5djA4

— Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) May 29, 2020

Assam floods: Brahmaputra continues to swell, around 10 lakh affected. 11 districts are severely hit. Around 500 villages are completely under water. pic.twitter.com/NvHlQ398zV

— Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi 🇮🇳 (@NANDANPRATIM) May 29, 2020

Highway connecting Tukura-Goalpariya Path in Goalpara dist badly damaged as first wave of #Flood hits Assam.More difficult times ahead for #Assam & #Assamese during this #COVIDー19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/b6ggeJqrof

— Mozammel Hussain (@Joy_Mozammel) May 24, 2020

@himantabiswa @sarbanandsonwal @akshaykumar @BeingSalmanKhan @AmitShah @iamsrk @SonuSood @TechnicalGuruji kindly help them It's in Assam village name Thaisubali, 782446 is very badly affected by River flood, need urgent help my upi - Chandangour@upi
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— Chandan Gour (@Chandangour) May 27, 2020
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