Animals in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park have also been affected severely by the floods with 90 per cent of forest presently submerged. Forest officials have been attempting to deal with the crisis, and are now coming in for praise after a video emerged of a team doing their best to rescue a baby rhino from the floodwaters. AdvertisingA baby rhino was seen struggling to swim in the deep waters, but thanks to the joint efforts of state forest department, Wildlife Trust India (WTI) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) — a rescue team was able to save the baby. In the video that’s going viral, the rescuers are seen trying to pull the baby rhino out of the water and on to a bamboo raft. Officials also rescued another baby rhino from floodwaters after it was stranded in the backyard of a home.

Source: Indian Express July 17, 2019 12:33 UTC