Lakhs displaced in Assam floods, national parks hit

Dibrugarh: A farm worker carries bunches of paddy saplings for plantation in a field (PTI Photo)

Villagers unload rice grain from a boat in the flood-affected area of Murkata in Morigaon district of Assam (PTI)

Women of the tea tribe community carry firewood at Jokai Reserve Forest in Dibrugarh (PTI Photo)

The current wave of floods in Assam has affected more than 21 lakh people in 27 districts of the state. The flood-related deaths now stand at 59. In pic: Villagers sit on a higher platform following flooding in their locality at Baghmari village in Nagaon district. (PTI)

Earlier on Sunday, landslides induced by heavy rain had killed two in Nagaon district. The total death count, as a result of floods and landslides since May, is 76. In pic: NDRF personnel rescue villagers from a flood affected area in Barpeta district. (PTI)

In Kaziranga National Park, 39 animals have died. In pic: An elephants crosses a road following flooding in the low-lying areas of Kaziranga National Park, in Nagaon district. (PTI)

However, as per an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) official, the situation could possibly improve from Tuesday, with the waters stabilising. In pic: A man shifts his cattle to safer place from a flooded area in Kamrup district of Assam. (PTI)

Barpeta continues to be the worst-hit district, with more than five lakh people affected. In pic: A villager rows a boat on a flooded area in Kamrup district. (PTI)

Kaziranga National Park: Kaziranga, located in Assam, covers an area of 378 sq km (146 sq mi). It is a world heritage site and the park hosts two-thirds of the world’s great one-horned rhinoceros. (Source: KNP Authorities)

The park authorities said that 166 out of the 223 anti-poaching camps of KNP are under water. Seven have been vacated. (Photo courtesy: KNP Authorities)