Over 500 Families Living On Railway Tracks In Assam To Survive Floods
NDTV
People from Assam's Changjurai and Patia Pathar village have been left in the lurch after they lost almost everything they had in the floods.
As Assam battles flood fury, over 500 families from two villages have taken shelter under the tarpaulin sheets along the railway tracks in the Jamunamukh district, the only high ground that did not submerge in flood waters.
People from Changjurai and Patia Pathar village have been left in the lurch after they lost almost everything they had in the floods. The villagers claim they have not received much help from the state government and administration over the last five days.
43-year-old Monwara Begum is living in a tarpaulin sheet along with her family after their home in Patia Pathar village was destroyed in floods. Four other families from have also joined them to survive the flood furry. They all are living under the same sheet in inhumane conditions, with almost no food.
"For three days we were under the open sky, we then took some money on credit and bought this tarpaulin sheet. We are five families living under the same sheet, there is no privacy," said Monwara Begum.
