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Explained: Why does Assam flood every year and what’s the state doing about it?

Over 120 people have died in Assam this year in floods and rain-related incidents. Since June 21, at least 32 of the 35 districts have been affected.

Newslaundry

Silchar flood man-made; embankment breached: Assam Chief Minister

Drinking water scarce commodity in the largely inundated Barak Valley town

The Hindu

Flood situation remains grim in Assam; administration yet to reach all affected people of Silchar, says CM

As many as 2.33 lakh have taken shelter in 637 relief camps of the northeastern state, which had been battling floods and landslides for the past two weeks

The Hindu

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Herbs dominate flowering plants in new Assam national park

A team of botanists and wildlife experts has also identified 33 endangered species in the 422 sq. km Raimona

The Hindu

Ban orders in Mumbai as MLA offices attacked

Rebel Sena MLAs write to Assam Chief Minister, Home Minister seeking police protection for their families

The Hindu

Not spending money on Maharashtra MLAs: Assam CM

More than 40 MLAs led by dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde have been camping at a five-star hotel in Guwahati since Wednesday

The Hindu

Explained | Assam’s annual tryst with devastating floods

Floods are an annual occurrence in Assam. In the ongoing wave, lakhs of people have been affected while 1.08 lakh hectares of crops have been damaged.

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Assam flood situation grim, Silchar submerged for sixth day

Nearly three lakh people of Silchar are in distress with an acute shortage of food, clean drinking water, and medicines, as the city remains submerged for the sixth day.

The Hindu

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The Hindu

Assam flood situation eases; 10 more dead

The situation at Silchar in Cachar district remains critical

The Hindu

Assam Congress asks Eknath Shinde to leave State

Bhupen Bora asked the rebel Sena leader to leave immediately, saying that the MLAs are getting ‘royal hospitality’ amid floods in Assam

The Hindu

Garuda Aerospace deploys drones to support rescue efforts in flood-hit Assam

The drones were used to deliver emergency food and medicine packets to people affected by the floods

The Hindu

BJP is destabilising the Maharashtra government, with an eye on Presidential polls: Congress

The Hindu

Water receding slowly in flood-hit northeast Bangladesh

Water levels are slowly receding in major rivers in Bangladesh’s flood-hit northeast, bringing hopes of relief to millions of Bangladeshis, but woes continued in India’s northeast, where 5.5 million people remained affected

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Assam floods | Silchar town cut off for a week

2.8 lakh people marooned; situation worsened after several dykes breached

The Hindu

Assam floods | A first-person account: The day a town drowned

The Hindu’s staff journalist writes about the grim situation in a town in southern Assam that has been ravaged by devastating floods

Dynamite News

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi raise concerns over Assam floods

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday asked the workers of the Congress party to provide all possible help to the people of Assam who are affected by the devastating floods. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Maharashtra MLAs are in Guwahati for Ambubachi mela: Sonowal

Three more Shiv Sena MLAs reached Guwahati Thursday morning with dissident Maharashtra MLAs camped in a hotel now numbering 47

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Maharashtra political turmoil | Updates

Fate of Uddhav Thackeray government should be decided in the Assembly, says Sharad Pawar; Shiv Sena seeks disqualification of 12 Shinde camp MLAs

The Hindu

On receding mode, Assam floods kill 12

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The Hindu

Assam floods: Over 55 lakh people affected across 32 districts, toll rises to 89

Nagaon was severely affected by the current wave of floods with over 4,57,381 people coming under the impact of the deluge

The Hindu

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife files ₹100 crore defamation suit against Manish Sisodia

Mr. Sisodia had told newsmen that while the Assam government procured PPE kits for ₹600 each, Mr. Sarma gave urgent supply orders to the firms of his wife and son's business partners for ₹990 apiece.

Reuters

Bangladesh, India race to help millions stranded in deadly flooding

Authorities in Bangladesh intensified efforts on Wednesday to deliver food and drinking water to millions of people struggling after heavy rain unleashed catastrophic flooding across a quarter of the country.

The Hindu

Assam CM emerges player in Maharashtra political crisis

Opposition parties slam Himanta Biswa Sarma for ‘shameful’ indulgence at a time when 55 lakh people in the State are affected by floods

The Hindu

‘Agnipath recruits may join NE extremist groups after tenure’

The Assam Jatiya Parisha said such groups will have readymade fighters after four years of service in the Indian armed forces

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