Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Assam Floods Turned a Previously Safe Village Into Ruins
Floods badly damaged parts of Assam in July.
Nearly 50 people were killed in Sivasagar district.
Nepalikhuti village was one of the places destroyed.
People living there said the water washed away everything very quickly.
The village had not flooded before.
This made the disaster unusual for local residents.
A report traveled through Assam and Nagaland to investigate what happened.
It also examines whether illegal mining may have played a role.
July floods devastated Assam’s Sivasagar district and killed nearly 50 people.
Nepalikhuti village was largely wiped out by the disaster.
Resident Mahesh Barhoi said everything was washed away within hours.
Nepalikhuti had never experienced flooding before the July catastrophe.
A ground report investigates what caused the unprecedented flooding and whether illegal mining was connected.
- Who
- Residents of Nepalikhuti, including Mahesh Barhoi, and communities in Assam’s Sivasagar district.
- What
- A devastating and unprecedented flood destroyed Nepalikhuti and affected Sivasagar district.
- When
- In July; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Nepalikhuti village in Assam’s Sivasagar district, near the Nagaland border; the investigation also traveled to Nagaland.
- Why
- The report investigates the cause of the unusual flooding and its possible connection to illegal mining.
- Affected district
- Sivasagar, Assam
- Village highlighted
- Nepalikhuti
- Timing
- July
- Reported deaths
- Nearly 50 people
- Previous flood history
- Nepalikhuti had never experienced a flood before this event.
- Investigation focus
- The flood’s cause and a possible connection to illegal mining
- Border location
- Nepalikhuti is near the border with Nagaland