Around 77% of the Kaziranga National Park, including 134 anti-poaching camps, has been inundated. The flood situation in Assam continued to deteriorate with five more persons losing their lives on Thursday as while over 17 lakh people remained affected across 26 districts in the state. Till yesterday, 17.18 lakh people were affected in the latest wave of floods across 24 districts in the state. DFO of Kaziranga National Park, Bikas Ballav, said, "At present, it is an alarming situation as almost 70-80 percent of the path is flooded. The worst affected is South Salmara, where over 3.06 lakh people have been affected by the deluge, followed by Morigaon with more than 2.23 lakh sufferers.

Source: dna July 14, 2017 03:53 UTC