Correspondent
ASSAM, 9 July 2024: The recent floods in Assam have severely impacted Kaziranga National Park, resulting in the loss of 137 wild animals, including six rhinos.
Despite this, park officials have successfully rescued 99 animals, among them two rhino calves and two elephant calves.
Sonali Ghosh, the field director of Kaziranga National Park, reported that 104 hog deer, six rhinos, and two sambar deer drowned in the floodwaters. Additionally, two hog deer were hit by vehicles, one otter pup died from other causes, and 22 animals died while under care.
"So far, we have rescued 99 animals, including two rhinos, two elephants, 84 hog deer, three swamp deer, and two sambar deer," Sonali Ghosh stated.
Currently, 70 out of 233 forest camps in the park are still submerged. The flood situation in Assam remains dire, with the death toll rising to 72 as of July 8, 2024.
Over 2.7 million people across 28 districts are affected by the floods. The affected districts include Goalpara, Nagaon, Nalbari, Kamrup, Morigaon, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, and others.