2,700 Assam villages hit by flood

Guwahati (Assam), July 26 (ANI): Over 2,700 villages in 18 districts of Assam have been adversely affected due to floods caused by the rise in water levels in various rives following heavy rainfall. A large scale flood relief operation by the Army troops is underway in flood-hit areas of lower Assam since June 11 after the torrential rain hit the region. The intensified downpour triggered deluge in all districts of the region, disrupting the normal life. A total of 488 civilians were evacuated along with relief to 450 civilians in the past week. On July 18, the Forest Department in a statement had said that over 50 animals, including five rhinos, died in Kaziranga National Park in Assam floods.