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As Assam floodwaters recede, relief turns to animals
The Hindu··28 Jul
As floodwaters recede in Assam, animal protection organisations have joined the state's Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department to run medical camps for more than 10,000 traumatised livestock and pets. The floods, considered the worst in 60 years, affected more than 7.5 lakh people and claimed 68 lives, mostly in the eastern districts of Charaideo, Jorhat and Sivasagar.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Farming families in flood affected regions get visibility into organised veterinary relief efforts reaching their livestock.
- It highlights how animal welfare recovery often lags behind human relief, an issue relevant to disaster response nationwide.
- Anyone supporting relief organisations can see where donations and volunteer efforts are currently being directed.
What's Happening
- Animal welfare groups have partnered with Assam's Animal Husbandry Department to run medical camps for over 10,000 flood affected animals.
- The floods, the worst in 60 years, affected 8.82 lakh farmed and companion animals and killed 68 people.
- Relief teams are distributing tarpaulin sheets and veterinary care to families whose livestock survived the flooding.
The Recovery Challenge Begins After the Water Recedes
- More than 26,000 animals, including fowls and pets, were reported washed away during the flooding.
- Officials say the greatest risk to animal health often emerges only after floodwaters recede, when untreated wounds and starvation set in.
- The relief effort spans Charaideo, Jorhat and Sivasagar, the three districts that bore the brunt of this year's flooding.
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