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- Severe flooding in Assam this week has killed 10 people and displaced over 3.63 lakh across 15 districts, with the Brahmaputra and its tributaries flowing above danger levels.
- The Army, NDRF, SDRF and fire services are running relief operations, with Sivasagar the worst-hit district at nearly 1.58 lakh displaced.
- Rail services have been disrupted, tea gardens submerged, crops damaged and landslides reported near Guwahati.
- The report explains that the flooding, a recurring crisis affecting nearly 40% of the state, is driven not just by heavy monsoon rain but by the Brahmaputra's heavy sediment load, deforestation increasing erosion, and ageing embankments — about 295 of the state's 423 have outlived their intended lifespan.
What to watch next
- Whether the Brahmaputra and tributaries recede below danger levels and displaced families can return home
- Further embankment breaches given most of the state's embankments have exceeded their design life
- Calls to shift flood management upstream toward soil conservation and reforestation rather than downstream embankments
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