Assam floods displace thousands, damage infrastructure and crops

Floods in Assam’s Nalbari district have worsened, leaving 45,000 residents from 108 villages stranded as their homes lie underwater, the consequences of heavy rainfall in Assam and neighbouring Bhutan.

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Residents from these villages, predominantly from Moiraranga and Batahghila, are taking refuge in temporary shelters on roads and embankments. The Pagladiya River’s water level has surged past the danger mark, inundating areas previously unscathed.

In the districts of Ghograpar, Tihu, Barbhag, and Dhamdhama, the floodwaters have engulfed around 90 villages. Residents have had to abandon their homes, making do with makeshift shelters on higher ground. Manoj Rajbongshi, a resident of Moiraranga, relayed his family’s situation, now forced to live on an embankment with their house flooded and property damaged. Another villager, Jyotish Rajbongshi, expressed despair at the loss of all his household belongings due to the flood.