Over 500 Families Live On Train Tracks As Assam Floods Affect 8 Lakh

Saturday, 21 May 2022newsdesk

As Assam battles flood fury, over 500 families from two villages of the Jamunamukh district, are living on the railway tracks, the only high ground that did not submerge in the floodwaters.

New Delhi, 21 May 2022

As per news report of NDTV, people from Changjurai and Patia Pathar village have been left in the lurch after they lost almost everything they had in the floods. The villagers, who have taken refuge under temporary shreds made of tarpaulin sheets, claim they have not received much help from the state government and district administration over the last five days. 43-year-old Monwara Begum is living under a temporary shred along with her family after their home in Patia Pathar village was destroyed in floods. Four other families from have also joined them to survive the floods. They all are living under the same sheet in inhumane conditions, with almost no food.

Source -NDTV