Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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“Everything got washed away in a matter of hours,” said Mahesh Barhoi, a resident of Nepalikhuti village in Assam’s Sivasagar district, near the border with Nagaland.

When devastating floods swept through the district in July, they left a trail of destruction by killing nearly 50 people and wiping out entire villages like Nepalikhuti.

While Assam battles floods every year, the July catastrophe was different – Nepalikhuti had never seen a flood before.

What caused this unprecedented flood?

How is it connected to illegal mining?

We travelled to Assam and Nagaland to find out.

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Watch our ground report.
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