Assam floods refer to the natural disaster in the Brahmaputra River in Assam in 2020. The floods also coincided with the worse COVID-19 pandemic in Assam. Initial flooding started in May 2020 due to heavy rainfall affecting 30,000 and destroying crops across 5 districts. Till July, the floods affected around 2 to 3 million in 27 districts and claiming the lives of more than 60 people.

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A villager with his cattle wades his way through floodwaters in a flood-affected village in Nagaon, Assam on July 22, 2020

A villager with his cattle wades his way through floodwaters in a flood-affected village in Nagaon, Assam on July 22, 2020... See more

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