Heavy monsoon rains turned streets into rivers in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, forcing children in the Ghunasuti area to use wooden logs to navigate the floodwaters.
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00:00These young children were seen using wooden logs to navigate through water in the Gunasuti area
00:08of Assam's Lakhimpur on June 1st, 2025, after heavy rains pounded the region, turning streets
00:13into rivers. Lakhimpur emerged as the worst-hit district in the latest wave of monsoon devastation
00:18across Assam, with over 40,000 people affected. And it wasn't just people displaced. This turtle,
00:23lost in the floods of Guwahati, was rescued by locals and the administration gently released
00:28it back into the Brahmaputra River. Relief and rescue operations went into overdrive
00:32in the flood-hit region as teams from the NDRF, SDRF, police and fire services evacuated residents
00:38to safety. But it's not just Lakhimpur. 17 other districts in Assam were either under flood or
00:45landslide impact. Over 78,000 people were affected, with over 1,200 taking shelter and five emergency
00:52relief camps set up by authorities. Across the northeast, at least 25 lives were lost following
00:57days of relentless monsoon rains that triggered widespread landslides and flash floods. In a
01:01swift response, the Indian Army and Assam Rifles launched Operation Jal Rahat 2 on June 2nd,
01:06providing critical relief and logistical support in some of the most affected areas.
01:11This is the harsh reality in India's northeast, a region prone to landslides and floods during the
01:16monsoon due to its hilly terrain and heavy rainfall. And as the waters swallow roads and homes, the sight of
01:23locals in Gunasuti floating on wooden logs says it all, a community forced to turn survival into instinct.