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Assam Floods: Villagers Rescue Over 1,000 Amid Flash Floods
Flash floods in the Sivasagar district of Assam, India, made it hard for people to stay in their homes.
Many villagers, like Sohan and Kanhaiya Chaudhary, left their houses and boats to help others.
They rescued more than 1,000 people from 4-5 villages.
Three people died and two are missing.
The floods also damaged crops and many villages.
The Assam government, led by Minister Pijush Hazarika, is checking how to help the affected people.
Flash floods in Sivasagar district submerged the Nepali Khuti area, leaving over 1,000 people stranded.
Local villagers from 4–5 nearby villages abandoned homes and belongings to rescue those trapped in deep water.
Rescue efforts saved more than 1,000 people, with three deaths and two missing reported.
Five districts—Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Dhemaji—were affected, impacting 335 villages.
Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika visited Sivasagar to review relief and rehabilitation measures.
- Who
- Local villagers in Sivasagar district, including Sohan Chaudhary and Kanhaiya Chaudhary, and Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika
- What
- Flash floods submerged villages and a rescue operation saved over 1,000 people
- Where
- Sivasagar district, Assam, India
- When
- In recent days during the current flood season
- Why
- Rapidly rising water left residents stranded, prompting villagers to abandon homes to rescue others
Key facts
- Flooding district
- Sivasagar, Assam, India
- People rescued
- over 1,000
- Deaths reported
- 3
- Missing persons
- 2
- Affected districts
- Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Dhemaji
- Crop area damaged
- 15,422 hectares
- Villages affected
- 335
Quotes
Kanhaiya Chaudhary
Local rescuer in Sivasagar district
“We were at home. The water rose with such speed that we left our own home to go and rescue others. Our own people were standing in deep water. We took boats out to save others. We hadn't even realised how much water had entered our own homes. We saved more than 1,000 people from around 4-5 villages.”
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“When we had gone out to collect floating wood, we noticed the water level had surged significantly. We realised the water was likely about to enter our homes. We told everyone to go back home because the water had risen too much; collecting wood wasn't the priority anymore--saving our families was.”
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