Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hailed the people of Assam for their self-determination in fight against the floods, saying entire nation is with them, and expressed confidence that the people of the state will overcome natural disaster.
Taking to Twitter, former Congress chief said (in Hindi), “The entire nation is with Assam. The people of Assam are facing this problem with their nature of grit and self-determination and they will recover from this disaster. I appeal to the Congress workers to extend all possible help.”
पूरा देश असम के साथ है।
असम के लोग अपने हिम्मती स्वभाव से इस मुसीबत का डटकर सामना कर रहे हैं और इस आपदा से उबर आयेंगे।
कॉंग्रेस कार्यकर्ताओं से अपील है कि हर संभव मदद का हाथ बढ़ायें। pic.twitter.com/FZ9SnM1FZK
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 18, 2020
On Friday, the flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim, as five more deaths were reported, taking the death toll due to the monsoon deluge to 76. 26 were killed in landslides.
While, around 36 lakh people across 28 of the state’s 33 districts are now affected due to flooding, an official bulletin said on Friday.
According to the officials of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), of the 36 lakh flood-affected people, around 22 lakh are in four districts – Dhubri (8,92,109), Goalpara (4,43,768), Barpeta (4,29,708) and Morigaon (4,24,541).
At least 86 animals were killed, while 125 animals were rescued as 95 per cent of the world-famous Kaziranga national park, home to more than 2,200 one-horned Indian rhinoceros, was inundated, said the Forest Department and ASDMA officials.