Assam’s Flood Disaster: Flash Floods Displace Thousands Into Relief Camps While Kaziranga’s Wildlife Faces Dire Threats

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[{"selector":"#anim-105e31b1-64bf-410d-b802-a305021c311a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8fc1721c-ab69-4fcf-b6d9-1753b3fe6a5a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f09ed8db-bf9a-47c6-90c3-cb5915312a02","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1357c85-aa98-4fba-873b-43bdfb9c6f79","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ede8251-078b-455c-9cfd-42e1e898d74a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.2381%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The flood problem of the state is further aggravated due to flash floods by the rivers flowing down from neighbouring states like Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. Photo Source- Google Photo Source- Google

[{"selector":"#anim-bb0c2dab-604d-444b-9653-e4638f0dd478","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57dbd8af-2244-40e4-aecf-221d258a8ac0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ca95276-6a75-4a24-933b-922a9d53c37b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36e4ea55-f403-48e5-9cb1-ebf972a3f6a9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-098338b6-0b5c-403d-9d68-ae3f95593a14","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] This situation is brought into attention by the Chief Minister of Assam,Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma who recently held accountable to some institutions like USTM for carving out large mountains in order to build buildings for their institute. Photo Source- Google Photo Source- Google

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Assam’s Flood Disaster: Flash Floods Displace Thousands Into Relief Camps While Kaziranga’s Wildlife Faces Dire Threats

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