Assam floods

Born on Majuli Island, Munmuni Payeng grew up watching floods wash away land and lives. At 25, she’s leading a community-driven mission to plant one million native trees to heal the land and protect Assam’s future.

Born in Kaziranga, Assam, Manoj Gogoi developed a deep love for wildlife from a young age and has rescued over 6,000 animals since starting his organisation in 2007. He continues to work tirelessly to save animals, especially during floods.

Anusweta Deb, an 18-year-old, was moved by the devastation caused by the Assam floods in 2019. With her friend Pooja Das, she created affordable life jackets using plastic bottles and sacks. In 2022, they distributed 200 jackets to rescue teams during the floods in Silchar, free of charge.

The story of the Indian Army’s Assam Rifles rescuing a six-day-old baby and his mother is going viral, offering a beacon of hope amid the devastating floods

Assam Floods: At the flooded Cachar Cancer Hospital in Silchar, Padma Shri Dr Ravi Kannan is ensuring that treatment of poor patients doesn’t stop. A picture of him on a makeshift boat is going viral.

“On 16th July, the link went live at 1:30 p.m. and we tweeted about it everywhere and it blew up. When the link was initially set up, it was to raise Rs. 30,000 until 28 July. But we ended up raising Rs. 5.9 lakh in a matter of 24 hours!”

At a time when over 48 lakh people across 30 districts have been affected by the #AssamFloods, the region’s traditional wisdom holds out hope.

Literally going the extra mile to perform his duty, #IAS officer Ram Singh walked and rowed his way into inaccessible villages of the flooded #Meghalaya district to ensure the safety of villagers as well as livestock!

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"Families are in desperate need of drinking water. Every family is only getting four pouches of water, which is really little to get through the day," he shares about the situation in #Assam, where over 42 lakh people in 4,157 villages are reeling under the impact of the floods. #AssamFloods