Rains in Nagaland wreck flood havoc in eastern Assam: At least 21 killed in past 24 hours; CM Sarma calls it ‘Unprecedented situation

Guwahati, 22/7: Flood water could never enter Nila Gogoi’s residence in Sivasagar in eastern Assam, a district where flood is almost an annual problem. “Sivasagar town is situated on higher land, so flood here has remained unimaginable,” 76-year-old school teacher said.

Since Monday, however, an “unprecedented” situation prevailed in Sivasagar and neighbouring Charaideo and Jorhat districts as severe flood inundated houses and left thousands stranded. The water level in the Dikhow and Desang.