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Assam Floods: Overflowing Streets, Boats In Use & Animals | In Photos

As floods continue to take over Assam, people across the affected regions were seen struggling to get through their day-to-day lives. Boats were put to use as villagers moved their assets and belongings to shift to a safer location. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also took stock of the situation in Dibrugarh. Villagers also struggled to move their cattle through the flooded areas.

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Flooded street in Guwahati | Photo: PTI

Rickshaw pullers carry passengers through a flooded street after incessant rains, in Guwahati.

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Flooded field of Mayong village | Photo: PTI
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A boy plucks okra vegetable, in a flooded field of Mayong village in Morigaon district of Assam.

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Children move on a makeshift boat | Photo: PTI
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Children move through floodwater on a makeshift boat, in Morigaon district.Assam floods photo gallery_3

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Sarbananda Sonowal interacts with locals in Dibrugarh | Photo: PTI
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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal interacts with locals as he takes stock of a flood affected area at Khowang, in Dibrugarh district.

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People shift their belongings on a boat | Photo: PTI
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Locals move their belongings on a boat at Panikhaiti area as they move to a safer place during floods, in Kamrup district.

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Fishing in flood water | Photo: PTI
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Villagers catch fish in flood water, in Morigaon district.

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Flood affected areas in Darrang district | Photo: PTI
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Locals move their belongings on a boat as they move to a safer place during floods, in Darrang district.

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A woman cooks at a flood shelter | Photo: PTI
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A woman cooks at a shelter in a highland area as flood situation worsens in Assam, in Kamrup district.

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Floods in Kamrup district of Assam | Photo: PTI
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Villagers carry their cattle on a boat at a flood affected area, in Kamrup district.

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Drying grains at flood affected Kamrup district | Photo: PTI
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Women dry grains at a flood affected area, in Kamrup district.