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Assam Floods: who cares?
* 68 people died.
* More than 34 lakhs people affected across 30 districts.
* As many as 487 relief camps have been set up in which over 1.25 lakh people have taken shelter.
* 66 animals die in Kaziranga National park.
#AssamNeedsHelp
#prayforassam
* 68 people died.
* More than 34 lakhs people affected across 30 districts.
* As many as 487 relief camps have been set up in which over 1.25 lakh people have taken shelter.
* 66 animals die in Kaziranga National park.
#AssamNeedsHelp
#prayforassam
It’s been months since floods are wreaking havoc in Assam. And this is not the first time, every year Assam faces the same crisis and reamains unheard.
If a similar situation happened in any other state, the govt. and the media took no time in declaring it a national calamity.
If a similar situation happened in any other state, the govt. and the media took no time in declaring it a national calamity.
Compare it with the coverage Mumbai or Delhi’s waterlogging gets in prime time news. Even a puddle of water in Mumbai is enough to make to the front pages or prime time.
