At least 66 lives have been lost in around a week, close to seven lakh people are affected and the government is yet to reach more than 50,000 people for relief. Assam is in the grip of an unprecedented wave of floods, with people in Upper Assam’s Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat saying they have never experienced such flooding in their lifetimes. The total population affected is estimated at seven lakh across 856 villages in 12 districts. Entire villages, vast expanses of agricultural land and major towns have been inundated with…
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