Assam floods: 108 animals die at Kaziranga National Park; 80% of park's area flooded

Kaziranga National Park has been one of worst-hit areas by Assam floods this year. With early 80 per cent of national park's 430 sq km area flooded, officials have been working towards rescuing animals stranded along its forest camps.

According to Shiv Kumar, director of Kaziranga National Park, as many as 108 animals have succumbed to floods and death toll is likely to increase as authorities continue surveying areas where floodwater has receded. Among animals that died, re are nine rhis, four wild buffaloes, seven wild boars, two swamp deer, and 82 hog deer. On or hand, officials have mand to save about 136 animals who have been rescued safely from floods.  

" situation in Kaziranga is improving. Around 80 per cent of area is still under inundation. rhis that went out of national park are back again. As regards mortality, 108 animals have died so far, including nine rhis. We rescued 136 animals. death toll may increase as water is receding and we are conducting a survey of all areas to find out mortality," said Shiv Kumar, director of Kaziranga National Park to news ncy ANI. 

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This comes as state has been hit with incessant rainfall leading to severe floods in state affecting near 36 lakh people from 28 out of 33 districts of state with a death toll of 105 so far, according to Assam State Disaster Manment Authority (SDMA).

Apart from putting human lives in danger, a vast portion of Kaziranga National Park has been inundated by floodwaters of Brahmaputra, submerging over 82 forest camps out of 155 that exist in Eastern Assam Wildlife Division. According to officials, six camps have been vacated following heavy floods. 

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(With ncy Inputs)