ASSAM NEEDS OUR HELP AND ATTENTION

Written by-  Kavita Bhuyan.


It's been raining heavily in Assam, Northeast part of India for the past few days.

28 Districts, 3014 villages, nearly 24.50 lakh people are affected with a death toll of 86. Over 100 animals are dead in Kaziranga National park, including 9 one horn rhinos. This year's floods have so far affected over 55 lakh people of the state.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 2,325 villages under 73 revenue circles are still underwater and the floodwaters have submerged 1.09 lakh hectares of croplands. The floodwaters have so far damaged 204 embankments, 168 bridges, culverts and 1637 roads in the state.

As many as 48,478 people are currently taking shelter at 280 relief camps. We can help this situation by donating to such relief camps. Some of their links are given below.

https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/assam-is-reeling-under-devastating-flood-killing-many-lives?info_4=similar&payment=form

https://lbb.in/delhi/donate-assam-bihar-floods/

https://www.akshayapatra.org/donate-to-guwahati-flood-relief 



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