Deluge in Assam: Factors that led to unprecedented flooding in 2 districts
It rains heavily in the district but a flooded home was a first for the family.The water level kept rising, forcing the family to vacate. (HT Sourced Photo)The water level kept rising, forcing the family to vacate and shift to the first floor which was rented out to another family. They managed to take some important belongings but left behind most heavy household items including furniture and home appliances.“The waters, which rose to the over five feet, slowly subsided by Tuesday evening. But nearly 50% of the things inside including beds, mattresses, refrigerator were damaged,” said the resident on July 26.
- ▪It rains heavily in the district but a flooded home was a first for the family.The water level kept rising, forcing the family to vacate. (HT Sourced Photo)The water level kept rising, forcing the family to vacate and shift to the first flo
- ▪They managed to take some important belongings but left behind most heavy household items including furniture and home appliances.“The waters, which rose to the over five feet, slowly subsided by Tuesday evening.
- ▪But nearly 50% of the things inside including beds, mattresses, refrigerator were damaged,” said the resident on July 26.
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HomeNextDeluge in Assam: Factors that led to unprecedented flooding in 2 districtsExperts believe that while the flooding in the two districts was of a mass scale, but the incident is part of a pattern that is being witnessed in several areas of the northeastPublished on: Jul 26, 2026, 15:55:22 ISTBy Utpal Parashar, GUWAHATIPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link A resident of Sonari, the headquarters of Assam’s Charaideo district, and family members including aged parents had barely finished dinner on July 18 when flood waters rushed inside their ground-floor home. It rains heavily in the district but a flooded home was a first for the family.The water level kept rising, forcing the family to vacate.
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