https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/unprecedented-mountain-floods-in-assam-is-the-state-prepared https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-10-23/432m4ule/1000456471.png downtoearth en 2026-10-23T08:26:59.569Z Unprecedented mountain floods in Assam: Is the state prepared? 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