It took just a week for drought-affected Assam to be deluged: DTE Analysis

Not all embankments can stop floods, as has happened this time in Assam, say experts

Expect Assam floods to worsen in the next few days

Possibility of fresh floods in Meghalaya, Arunachal, Sikkim, north Bengal too

Simply Put: Boat-life, not lifeboat

Assam floods: More people affected now than ever but state allocation for control dipped

Over 300,000 people shifted to relief camps in last 2 months

Concerns over social-distancing as floods affect 300,000 in Assam

Two dead so far, around 20,000 in relief camps

Assam floods: about 250 animals, including 17 rhinos dead in Kaziranga

The death toll is likely to rise after the entire floodwater gets out of the park

Assam floods affect 300,000 people, pose danger to wildlife

About 10,000 hectares of crop yield has also been destroyed

China dams on Brahmaputra: Assam asks Centre to intervene

Admits that weak and old embankments are another threat to flood-ravaged Assam

Floods affect over 60,000 in Assam

Rains swell rivers in Assam beyond danger level; roads, houses submerged

Raised shelters, changing crop patterns: How Assam is adapting to frequent floods

Assamese villagers are adopting climate-proofing or flood-resilient mechanisms to cope with floods better

Brahmaputra’s Neamatighat at risk of severe flood situation: CWC

The water levels are below the previous highest flood level of 87.37 meters recorded in 1991

Deficit rainfall in some districts, flooding in nearly all: A look at Assam deluge

Eight of Assam’s 27 metereological districts had deficit rainfall this monsoon, and yet, almost all are suffering from some level of flooding

Assam reflects world’s protracted disaster-induced displacement

Latest report on global internal displacement shows disasters continue to displace more and people are living longer in relief camps  

Are we inured to weather crises?

Not the number of natural disasters; we now need to keep an account of losses and damages

Floods and COVID-19: Tale of twin disasters

An episode that plays itself out every year: Assam is reeling under floods, yet again. As the COVID-19 pandemic silently rages in the background, …

It’ll take Assam 943 years to protect itself from floods at current pace of adaptation measures

Flood-prone Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya will need 966, 935 & 996 years respectively

Moody monsoon floods Bihar, Northeast, keeps rest of India dry

The erratic nature of the monsoon coupled with the faulty methodology of presenting rainfall statistics are misleading people

Here is what Assam can do to prevent floods

It can strengthen embankments, dredge rivers, address river erosion and take wise policy decisions

Climate change, poor planning: Why Assam’s floods are getting worse

The current spate of floods in Assam claimed 71 lives and affected nearly 3.2 million people in 32 districts

DTE Ground Report: Flood camps have become second homes for people in Assam

The administration has hardly done anything to address recurrent flooding; people consequently have been left on their own

Making sense of erratic monsoon, sporadic flooding

Although the average rainfall has reduced over the last 60 years, the day to day variability in rainfall during monsoon months has increased

Assam: 94% of the state’s districts in the grip of floods

Every seventh Assamese is now a flood-victim, with 4.2 million people affected by floods across the state

Watery grave: How garbage, encroachments contaminated Guwahati’s only river

Natural and artificial drains in the city get clogged during heavy rains and spill on to the roads

Extreme rainfall in June may lead to longer flood duration in India, warn experts

A weak monsoon cycle, coupled with extreme and excessive rainfall, has caused flash floods in India

Assam floods: 85% of Kaziranga submerged, 9 one-horned rhinos dead

The national park is home to more than 2,000 one-horned rhinos, the largest population of this species in the world