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{{Short description|Flood events along the Brahmaputra river}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
The '''Brahmaputra floods''' refers to a catastrophic flood event that occurred in 2012 along the [[Brahmaputra River]] and its tributaries, as well as in subsequent years.

==2012==

The 2012 Brahmaputra floods were an unprecedented flood event along the Brahmaputra
River and its tributaries due to significant [[Monsoon of South Asia|monsoon rains]] in [[India]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Myanmar]]. 124 people were killed by the flooding and landslides, and about six million people were displaced. The worst hit area was the state of [[Assam]] in [[India]]. Flooding significantly affected [[Kaziranga National Park]], where 540 animals died including 16 rhinos.

In September 2011, the Brahmaputra River flowed through braided channels, but a year later, the channels could not be detected in the swollen river. During the monsoon season (June–October), floods are a common occurrence in [[India]]. Occasionally, massive flooding causes huge losses to crops, life and property. [[Deforestation]] in the Brahmaputra watershed has resulted in increased [[siltation]] levels, [[flash flood]]s, and [[soil erosion]] in critical downstream habitat, such as the Kaziranga National Park in middle Assam.<ref>Das, D.C. 2000. ''Agricultural Landuse and Productivity Pattern in Lower Brahmaputra valley (1970-71 and 1994-95)''. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Geography, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong.</ref><ref>Mipun, B.S. 1989. ''Impact of Migrants and Agricultural Changes in the Lower Brahmaputra Valley : A Case Study of Darrang District''. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Geography, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong.</ref><ref>Shrivastava, R.J. and Heinen, J.T. 2005. "Migration and Home Gardens in the Brahmaputra Valley, Assam, India". ''Journal of Ecological Anthropology'' 9: 20-34.</ref>

Helicopters were deployed to drop food supplies to nearly 10,000 people in six villages where highway access was cut off by the flooding, about 550 km west of [Guwahati]

==2013==
In 2013, the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries flooded, triggered by heavy rainfall at the end of June in the neighboring state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] state through Brahmaputra river and its tributaries.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bhaumik |first=Subir |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-23237130 |title=BBC News — India floods: Thousands flee homes in Assam |publisher=Bbc |accessdate=11 July 2013|work=BBC News |date=2013-07-09 }}</ref> This series of floods submerged 12 districts out of 27 in the state of [[Assam]], where more than 1,00,000 people were affected.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Assam-flood-situation-worsens-PM-speaks-to-Gogoi/articleshow/20976886.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202092227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-08/india/40442707_1_flood-situation-jia-bharali-asdma |url-status=live |archive-date=2 February 2014 |title=Assam flood situation worsens, PM speaks to Gogoi|date=8 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/assam/assam-floods-affect-1-1-lakh-people-in-11-district_861340.html |title=Assam floods affect 1.1 lakh people in 11 district |publisher=Zee News |accessdate=11 July 2013|date=2013-07-10 }}</ref> The flood also affected Kaziranga National Park and the [[Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary]] where many animals moved to higher ground in order to save themselves from the flood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Floodwaters-enter-Kaziranga-as-Brahmaputra-rises/articleshow/20996399.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016201220/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-10/india/40490740_1_kaziranga-national-park-poachers-knp |url-status=live |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Floodwaters enter Kaziranga as Brahmaputra rises|date=10 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 July 2013}}</ref> The floods also affected some of the northern districts of Bangladesh, where 100,000 people suffered from a scarcity of food and pure drinking water.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/jul/11/flood-situation-worsens-northern-district | title=Flood situation worsens in northern district | publisher=Dhaka Tribune | date=11 July 2013 | accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref>

===Flood report===
According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority's flood report as of 13 July 2013 totally 12 districts out of the 27 districts in the state were affected, the districts are [[Bongaigaon]], [[Chirang district|Chirang]], [[Dhemaji]], [[Golaghat]], [[Jorhat]], [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]], [[Karimganj]], [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]], [[Morigaon]], [[Nagaon]], [[Sivasagar]] and [[Tinsukia]].

In which 396 villages affected and around 7000 hectares of agricultural land were destroyed. Many roads and bridges were washed away cutting all road links to rest of the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sdmassam.nic.in/download/Assam_Flood_Report_12.07.2013.pdf |title=Flood report|date=12 July 2013 |website= sdmassam.nic.in|publisher=Government of Assam}}</ref> Eight relief camps have been set up in [[Dhemaji]] and [[Chirang district|Chirang]] districts where about 3,000 people have been given shelter. The flood victims claimed there were no river embankments at various places or those breached by earlier floods were not repaired.<ref name="Assam Floods">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Floodwaters-enter-Kaziranga-as-Brahmaputra-rises/articleshow/20996399.cms?referral=PM | title=Assam Floods}}</ref>

==2015==

[[File:Assam flood in 2015.jpg|thumb|Assam flood in 2015]]

'''2015 Assam floods''' were floods in the Indian state of [[Assam]] which were triggered by heavy rainfall at the end of August in neighbouring [[Arunachal Pradesh]] state through [[Brahmaputra]] river and its tributaries. The floods are reported to have caused the deaths of 42 people and numerous landslides, road blockages and affected 16.5 [[lakh]] people in 21 districts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Assam Floods Update: 42 lives claimed so far|url = http://www.skymetweather.com/content/weather-news-and-analysis/flood-situation-in-assam-worsens-rivers-rising-way-above-the-danger-mark/|accessdate = 2015-09-24|work= [[Skymet Weather Services]] | date=September 8, 2015}}</ref>

Flooding affected 2,100 villages and destroyed standing crops across an area of 4,40,000 [[acre]]s.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="U1">{{Cite web|url= http://in.reuters.com/article/india-floods-assam-idINKCN0R71NE20150907|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151210174447/http://in.reuters.com/article/india-floods-assam-idINKCN0R71NE20150907|url-status= dead|archive-date= 10 December 2015|title= Over 1.5 million people hit by floods in Assam|accessdate=September 27, 2015 |work= [[Reuters]] | date=September 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="e1">{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/number-of-affected-climbs-to-9-lakh-85000-in-relief-camps/|title= Assam floods: Four more dead, toll rises to 24|accessdate=September 27, 2015 |work= [[The Indian Express]] | date=September 3, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ge">{{Cite web|url= http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2-000-villages-submerged-in-assam-floods-16-lakh-affected-1214640?site=full|title= Assam Flood Kill 4, Over 2,000 Villages Still Under Water|accessdate=September 27, 2015 |work= [[NDTV]] | date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> In the [[Dhubri]] district alone, more than 400 villages are now almost impossible to reach making it difficult to send aid to the suffering civilians.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/days-without-food-no-relief-say-locals-in-villages-ravaged-by-assam-floods-1215215|title=Days Without Food, No Relief, Say Locals in Villages Ravaged by Assam Floods|last=Pandey|first=Alok|publisher=NDTV}}</ref>
However, this is not the first time the [[Assam]] state has experienced destructive flooding; the region is possibly [[India|India's]] most flood-prone state and has experienced at least 12 major floods since 1950.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34242066|title=Forgotten floods: Why India can't afford to ignore Assam|last=Bhaumik|first=Subir|work=BBC}}</ref> Although always prone to floods, the frequency of disastrous floods was increased in the area after the [[1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake]], also referred to as the "1950 Great Earthquake".<ref name=":1" />

==2016==
[[File:India Assam locator map.svg|thumb|The state of [[Assam]] within India]]
The '''2016 Assam floods''' were caused by large rains over the [[Northeastern India]]n state of [[Assam]] in July 2016. The flooding had affected 18 [[lakh]] people, and flooded the [[Kaziranga National Park]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/27/flooding-in-india-affects-16m-people-and-submerges-national-park | title=Flooding in India affects 1.6m people and submerges national park | work=The Guardian | date=27 July 2016 | accessdate=2 August 2016 | author=Doshi, Vidhi}}</ref> {{As of|2016|8|1}}, 28 people had been killed as a result of the flooding starting 17 July, according to a report by the State Disaster Management Authority.<ref name="Hindu1Aug16">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/28-dead-in-assam-floods-in-two-weeks/article8929260.ece | title=28 dead in Assam floods in two weeks no problems in guwahati| work=[[The Hindu]] | date=1 August 2016 | accessdate=2 August 2016 | author=Debasree Purkayastha}}</ref>

The [[Northeast India|north-eastern states of India]] saw heavy rainfalls in July 2016. The state of [[Assam]] faced around 60% more rains than it received in July 2015.<ref name="Tea">{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/bad-weather-makes-assam-tea-output-to-nosedive-in-july-industry-worried-116080200496_1.html | title=Bad weather makes Assam tea output to nosedive in July, industry worried | work=[[Business Standard]] | date=2 August 2016 | accessdate=3 August 2016 | author=Supratim Dey}}</ref> The rainfall resulted in flooding of various rivers and on 5 July the [[Brahmaputra River]] had crossed its danger mark level in the seven districts of [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]], [[Dhemaji]], [[Nagaon]], [[Jorhat]], [[Golaghat]], [[Morigaon]] and [[Biswanath Chariali|Biswanath]].<ref name="Brahma">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/assam-floods-90000-affected-brahmaputra-above-danger-mark-2895709/ |title=Assam floods: 90,000 affected, Brahmaputra above danger mark |work=Indian Express |date=5 July 2016 |accessdate=3 August 2016}}</ref>

The floods have affected more than 16 [[lakh]] human lives, and people choose to abandon their households and livestock, and escape with help of homemade rafts. Mobile phone networks, along with power transmission, have been hampered in many regions of the state.<ref name="Guardian" /> Around 4,90,000 [[acre]]s of farming land was affected by the floods.<ref name="Hindu1Aug16"/> The Assam Branch Indian Tea Association (ABITA) has estimated a 21-30% crop loss of [[Assam tea]]. The state of [[Assam]] had produced 63.1 [[crore]] kg of tea in a year

===Wild life===
[[File:Kaziranga-National-Park-map-en-mod.svg|thumb|The [[Kaziranga National Park]] in proximity with the [[Brahmaputra River]].]]
The floods have affected the [[Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary]]<ref name="Brahma"/> and the [[Kaziranga National Park]], a [[World Heritage Site]]. {{As of|2016|8|2}}, around 300 wild animals have been reported to have drowned, while around 81 percent of the Kaziranga National Park was under water. This includes 21 [[Indian rhinoceros|great one-horned rhinoceroses]] (''Rhinoceros unicornis'') and about 219 [[Indian hog deer]] (''Hyelaphus porcinus'').<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Over-300-animals-killed-in-Assam-floods-in-Kaziranga/articleshow/53509005.cms | title=Over 300 animals killed in Assam floods in Kaziranga | work=The Times of India | date=2 August 2016 | accessdate=3 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="IE2Aug16">{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/assam-floods-kaziranga-national-park-animals-trapped-lost-rhinos-hog-deer-2948256/ | title=Assam floods: 218 animals including 17 rhinos, 166 hog deer dead in Kaziranga | work=[[Indian Express]] | date=2 August 2016 | accessdate=2 August 2016 | author=Samudra Gupta Kashyap}}</ref> The park officially reported deaths of "11 [[wild boar]], nine [[swamp deer]], six [[sambar (deer)|sambar]], three [[Water buffalo|buffalo]], two [[hog badger]], one [[porcupine]] and one [[pythonidae|python]]" in the time span of 25 July to 31 July.<ref name="IE2Aug16"/>

Officers and local people rescued 100 wild animals, including 9 rhinoceroses.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/08/01/animals-drown-kaziranga-national-park/ | title=Assam Flood: 200 Animals Drown To Death In Kaziranga National Park | work=[[The Huffington Post]] |place=Assam |date=1 August 2016 | accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref> These were taken for treatment at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation located within [[Kaziranga National Park|Kaziranga]].<ref name="IE2Aug16"/>

===Rescue work===
About 300 makeshift camps were erected to rehabilitate people displaced by the flooding.<ref name="Guardian" /> Various schools were used as relief camps. [[National Disaster Response Force]] took up the relief works.<ref name="Hindu1Aug16"/> An [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] named "Save the Children" worked for the rehabilitation of children and their families in the three districts of [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]], [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]] and [[Majuli district|Majuli]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/save-the-children-ngo-to-help-children-in-flood-hit-assam-2949709/ | title='Save the children' NGO to help children in flood-hit Assam | work=Indian Express | date=2 August 2016 | accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref>

Seven public-sector oil companies [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]], [[Indian Oil Corporation]], [[Oil India Limited]], [[Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited]], [[Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited]], [[Gas Authority of India Limited]], and [[Numaligarh Refinery Limited]] donated a total of {{INRConvert|15|c}} towards Chief Minister's Relief Fund.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/oil-firms-donate-rs-15-crore/article8934903.ece | title=Oil firms donate Rs 15 crore | work=The Hindu | date=3 August 2016 |place=Guwahati | accessdate=3 August 2016 }}</ref>

==2017==
[[File:India Assam locator map.svg|thumb|170px|The state of [[Assam]] within India]]

The '''2017 Northeast India floods''' were caused by overflowing of [[Brahmaputra river]] in the state of [[Assam]] in July 2017 affecting four Indian states: [[Assam]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Nagaland]] and [[Manipur]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Choudhury|first1=Ratandip|title=13 Killed, 850 Villages Under Water As Assam Floods Worsen|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/13-killed-850-villages-under-water-as-assam-floods-worsen-1721578|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=July 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Assam flood situation worsens, over 4 lakh people affected|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/flood-situation-worsens-in-guwahati-affects-over-4-lakh-people/article19214400.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=July 5, 2017}}</ref> As of 14 July 2017, at least 85 people were dead<ref>{{cite web|title=85 dead, 58 districts affected: Centre says damage due to floods in northeast 'unprecedented'|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/80-dead-58-districts-affected-centre-says-damage-due-to-floods-in-northeast-unprecedented/articleshow/59580413.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref> as a result of the flooding and 4 [[lakh]] people have been affected and 5,00,000 have been homeless.<ref>{{cite web|title=Extreme floods in India kill 28 people and leave 500,000 homeless|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/07/10/extreme-floods-in-india-kill-28-people-and-leave-500000-homeless-6769200/|publisher=The Metro UK|accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Nearly 60 animals, mostly deer and wild boars, perished in the floods.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scores killed in India floods and landslides|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/scores-killed-india-floods-landslides-170714154807696.html|publisher=Al Jazeera|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref>

The flood-affected 15 districts of Assam state that includes [[Lakhimpur, Assam|Lakhimpur]], [[Jorhat]], [[Golaghat]], [[Sivasagar]], [[Cachar]], [[Dhemaji]], [[Karimganj]], [[Sonitpur]], [[Hojai]], [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]], [[Majuli]], [[Barpeta]], [[Chirang district|Chirang]], [[Nagaon]] and [[Nalbari]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Floods in Assam worsen Assam: Floods leave over 39 thousand people homeless|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-over-39-thousand-people-homeless-as-assam-floods-worsen-2494606|publisher=[[DNA India]]|date=July 7, 2017}}</ref> It has also inundated large tracts of [[Kaziranga National Park]], [[Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary]] and [[Nameri National Park]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kalita|first1=Prabin|title=Assam floods: 4 lakh people affected, over 41,000 in relief camps|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/assam-floods-4-lakh-people-affected-over-41000-in-relief-camps/articleshow/59460957.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=Jul 5, 2017}}</ref>

=== Rescue work ===
The state government of Assam set up 128 relief camps under the surveillance of [[List of chief ministers of Assam|Assam Chief Minister]] [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] for people displaced, and has made arrangements for drinking water, food and medical teams and rescue goods. 154 people died due to drowning, electrocution and diseases caused due to water contamination.

Government has provided health and medical facilities in the state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Assam Floods Continue To Leave People Homeless, 39,000 Have Lost Their Homes So Far|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/assam-floods-continue-to-leave-people-homeless-39-000-have-lost-their-homes-so-far-325376.html|publisher=[[Indiatimes.com]]|date=July 7, 2017}}</ref>

== 2018 ==
'''The 2018 Floods''' in the Tributaries of the [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra]] affected 4.5 [[lakh]] people across the districts of [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]], [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]], [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]], [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]], [[Majuli district|Majuli]] and [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]] in the state of [[Assam]]. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), total 12 persons lost their lives in the first wave of flood in the year. The floods inundated 11,243 hectares of agricultural lands with standing crops in four districts.<ref name="Guwahati">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/23-dead-as-floods-ravage-northeast-situation-grim-in-assam-1262872-2018-06-18|title=23 dead as floods ravage Northeast, situation grim in Assam|date=June 18, 2018|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-07-16}}</ref>

== 2019 ==
The 2019 Brahmaputra Floods, till 16 July, affected a total of 52,59,142 people, 1,63,962.02 hectares of crop area, in 30 districts in the state of [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asdma.gov.in/pdf/flood_report/2019/Daily_Flood_Report_16.07.2019.pdf|title=Flood Report – Flood Situation as on today, i.e., 16 July 2019 at 6 PM|publisher=Assam State Disaster Management Authority|date=July 16, 2019|website=asdma.gov.in|access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref> In the State, death toll rose to 59 on 20 July. At least 3,024 villages in the affected districts continued to be underwater and 44,08,142 people are hit in [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]], [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]], [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]], [[Sonitpur district]], [[Darrang district|Darrang]], [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]], [[Nalbari]], [[Chirang district|Chirang]], [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigaon]], [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]], [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]], [[South Salmara district|South Salmara]], [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]], [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]], [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metro]], [[Morigaon district|Morigaon]], [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]], [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]], [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]], [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]], [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]], [[Tinsukia district|Tinsukia]], [[Cachar district|Cachar]] and [[Karimganj district|Karimganj]] districts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/flood-waters-show-receding-trend-in-assam-as-death-toll-mounts-to-595839570/|title=Assam flood waters show receding trend, but death toll rises to 59|date=2019-07-20|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-07-21}}</ref>

Notably, in this wave of floods, 2400 an endangered species of [[Indian rhinoceros]] in [[Kaziranga National Park]] were badly affected by the Flood.<ref name="Sharma">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/assam-floods-how-2400-rhinos-in-kaziranga-are-fleeing-for-their-lives/articleshow/70309515.cms|title=Assam Floods: How 2,400 rhinos in Kaziranga are fleeing for their lives|last=Sharma|first=Shantanu Nandan|date=2019-07-21|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-07-21}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Animals killed and rescued in [[Kaziranga National Park]]<ref name="Sharma"/>
!Animal
!Dead
!Rescued
|-
| [[Indian rhinoceros|Rhino]]
|12
|2
|-
|Elephant
|1
|1
|-
|Hog Deer
|101
|49
|-
|Swamp Deer
|6
|2
|-
|Wild Bear
|9
|nil
|-
|Sambar
|9
|1
|-
|Others
|3
|5
|-
|Total
|141
|60
|}

== 2020 ==
{{Main|2020 Assam floods}}
In 2020, floods were caused due to heavy rain in Assam and rising level of water in Brahmaputra.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam: Water level of Brahmaputra river continues to swell, 5 districts affected by floods|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/assam-water-level-of-brahmaputra-river-continues-to-swell-5-districts-affected-by-floods/597072|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> More than 30,000 were affected across 5 districts and crops were destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assam flood situation worsens, over 30,000 in 5 districts affected|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-flood-situation-worsens-over-30-000-in-5-districts-affected/story-b44R19xqhsgMJY1JRMVvtM.html|date=2020-05-25|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> The floods also coincided with the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] in Assam.

Till July, the floods along with landslides affected 1.6 million people in 22 districts of Assam and casualties rising to 33.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-07-03|title=Over 16 lakh affected, one more dead in Assam floods|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/over-16-lakh-affected-one-more-dead-in-assam-floods/article31975174.ece|access-date=2020-07-03|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-01|title=Assam floods: Seven more casualties, toll rises to 33; nearly 15 lakh affected|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/assam/assam-floods-death-toll-6485609/|access-date=2020-07-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> 2 people died in Arunachal Pradesh due to landslide.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-06-25|title=Arunachal landslip, flood kill 2; Assam floods death toll up to 36|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arunachal-landslip-flood-kill-2-assam-death-toll-up-to-36/article31918961.ece|access-date=2020-07-03|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Around 2,200 villages were under water and 87,000 hectares of crop area was damaged, The water level was above danger mark in several cities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=7 Dead, 15 Lakh People Affected By Floods In Assam|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/assam-floods-7-dead-15-lakh-people-affected-by-floods-in-state-2255533|access-date=2020-07-03|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> More than 50 percent of the area of Kaziranga National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary are affected by floods forcing animals to move to other places.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 3, 2020|first=Hemanta|last=Kumar Nath|title=Assam floods: Over 16 lakh people affected in 22 districts, death toll climbs to 34|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/assam-floods-second-wave-over-16-lakh-people-affected-22-districts-1696533-2020-07-03|access-date=2020-07-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

== 2022 ==
{{Main|2022 Assam floods}}
The floods in May, 2022 were caused due to above normal rainfall across the state.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zaman |first=Rokibuz |title=Assam gets 62% above normal pre-monsoon rain. Floods made worse by dams, say locals |url=https://scroll.in/article/1024610/in-assam-unusual-pre-monsoon-rains-and-human-activity-make-a-deadly-combination |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> As of 25th May, more than 6 lakh people were affected and 25 have lost their lives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-25 |title=Weather Highlights: 6.5 lakh people affected in Assam floods, death toll rises to 25 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/live-news/weather-news-live-delhi-kerala-assam-mumbai-india-weather-rain-flood-7932833/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weakened Rain Activity to Continue over Northeast India This Week; Assam Flood Situation Improves, Death Toll Up to 25 |url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2022-05-24-assam-floods-improve-but-rains-prevail-over-northeast-india |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-IN}}</ref> According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), thousands of villages and more than {{Convert|60000|ha|km2}} of crop area have been affected across the state. Authorities are running several relief camps and distribution centres across the state sheltering thousands of people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Assam: Assam floods: 26 killed, 5.8 lakh affected across 17 districts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/assam-floods-26-killed-5-8-lakh-affected-across-17-districts/articleshow/91773287.cms |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

Railway lines were also affected due to flooding and landslides.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaudhary |first=Shiva |date=2022-05-24 |title=Assam Floods: In Big Relief, Centre Sanctions Rs 180 Cr For Restoration Of Railway Network In Dima Hasao |url=https://thelogicalindian.com/trending/assam-floods-restoration-of-railway-network-35705 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=thelogicalindian.com |language=en}}</ref>

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MaricelaHamilton at 01:14, 5 June 2025