In Pictures: Brahmaputra Swallows Up Towns in Assam
How do people cope when a river floods their towns and homes? Pictures from flood-ravaged districts in Assam.
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Four people have reportedly lost their lives in the floods. (Photo: Anjana Dutta)
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✕ Unabated flooding of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries in Assam has claimed four lives and affected over eight lakh people in 19 districts.
The Quint brings you photographs from the flood-ravaged parts of Assam.
A man tries to contain a leak in his canoe as Sonari in Shivsagar district is flooded. (Photo: Anjana Dutta) Normal life has been disrupted in Sonari, Shivsagar district. (Photo: Anjana Dutta) Streets have been flooded in Khuang, Dibrugarh district. (Photo: Anjana Dutta) Residents save whatever they can in Khuang, Dibrugarh district. (Photo: Anjana Dutta) From the streets of Khuang in Dibrugarh district. (Photo: Anjana Dutta) Even livestock has been affected in Khuang, Dibrugarh district. (Photo: Anjana Dutta) A lonely horse eats clumps of grass in a flooded field in Borpeta district. (Photo: Anjana Dutta) Submerged huts in Borpeta district. (Photo: Anjana Dutta) Roads have turned into waterways in Nalbari district. (Photo: Anjana Dutta) (At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)