At least 65 people have been killed in floods and landslides in India’s northeastern Assam State. Authorities say 2,800 villages are submerged, with over 1.6 million people affected.

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At least 65 people have lost their lives due to floods and landslides in Assam State, northeastern India. The disaster has submerged approximately 2,800 villages, impacting over 1.6 million residents. 

Residents like Kisnet Chauhan and Taslima Khatun are struggling to secure basic necessities. Chauhan is salvaging materials to create a makeshift shelter for his family, while Khatun, residing in a temporary shelter near Kaziranga National Park, reports inadequate assistance from authorities, including the lack of essential supplies and sanitation facilities.

Authorities report that nearly 2.5 million people across 30 districts are affected. Approximately 50,000 people are housed in 300 relief centers statewide. Experts indicate that climate patterns are changing, leading to more intense and destructive floods, resembling flash floods.

Wildlife in the region is also impacted, with the Kaziranga National Park experiencing significant flooding. The park, home to a large population of one-horned rhinos, has seen young animals being separated from their mothers, adding stress to the park's rehabilitation efforts. As waters recede, affected residents are hopeful for relief.



Dozens killed in India flooding, landslides

Kisnet Chauhan is trying to salvage material from his flood-damaged home. He's hoping tin sheets and bamboo will help secure the tarpaulin shelter which his family of 13 put up on higher ground. I've suffered massive losses, clothes, appliances, food, bedding. My house is under water and I'll need money to build a new house. I've lost thousands of dollars' worth of stuff. Taslima Khatun is also struggling. The mother of three is in a makeshift shelter set up near the Kaziranga National Park. She says the authorities have done little to help flood victims. 40 to 50 families came here after our village was flooded. There are no toilets, no drinking water. We've only received half a kilo of rice and 250 grams of lentils, nothing else. Disaster management authorities in Assam in northeast India say almost 2.5 million people have been affected across 30 districts. They say over 50,000 people have been housed in 300 relief centres operating across the state. Flooding is a common occurrence in the Brahmaputra and Barak valleys, but experts say the nature of flooding is changing. Several episodes of heavy rainfall separated by a certain dry period, that kind of rainfall is increasing and therefore whenever it floods, it's mainly because of heavy rainfall that happens over a shorter duration and therefore the floods have almost assumed the characteristics of flash floods and the floods have become more destructive, more harmful. But it's not just people that have been affected. The Kaziranga National Park, home to the largest number of one-horned rhinos in the world, has seen swathes of land go underwater. Handlers at this rehabilitation centre have been seeing young animals separated from their mothers. They always come 48 hours to 72 hours after separation to us. They are extremely dehydrated, they are extremely stressed, so to make them stable here is the first challenge. As the floodwaters slowly recede, Kisne and thousands like him are hoping for some respite. Muneer Fernandez, Al Jazeera.

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