Every year, same story: Assam reels under floods, lakhs affected

More than nearly 5.7 lakh people in 18 districts have been affected by the flood triggered by continuous heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of Assam. In pic: A family takes shelter on boats at a flood affected area in Morigaon district, Monday, August 30, 2021. (PTI Photo)

The rising Brahmaputra river and its tributaries inundated vast tracts of 18 districts, of which Nalbari is the worst-hit with over 1.1 people suffering, followed by Darrang with over 1.09 lakh people and Lakhimpur having 1.08 lakh people being affected. In pic: Villagers move their rice bags to safer places on a boat from a flooded village in Morigaon district, Tuesday, August 31, 2021. (PTI Photo)

The authorities are running 105 relief camps and distribution centres in 14 districts, where 4,009 people, including 680 children, have taken shelter. In pic: Forest guards on duty inside the flood-affected Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigaon district, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. (PTI Photo)

The 18 districts in Assam that are affected by the floods are Barpeta, Biswanath, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia. In pic: A woman walks on a makeshift bamboo bridge as she crosses a flood affected area in Morigaon district, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Till Tuesday, 1,278 villages were under water and 39,831.91 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across Assam, Assam State Disaster Management Authority said. In pic: Villagers cross a flood affected area at Mayong in Morigaon district, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. (PTI Photo)

A total of 3,53,998 domestic animals and poultry have been affected in the deluge across 16 districts. In pic: A rhino inside the flood-affected Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigaon district, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. (PTI Photo)

The Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve authorities said 70 per cent of the forest is submerged under Brahmaputra floodwaters. In pic: People move in a boat through a flooded field in Morigaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, September 1, 2021. (REUTERS Photo)

Out of the Park's 223 camps, 153 are inundated. In pic: A family marooned in the flooded Mayang village, in Morigaon district, Monday, Aug 23, 2021. (PTI Photo)