‘We feared we’d all be drowned’: the Indian floods that killed more than 100 and left thousands homeless

More than 2,600 villages have been flooded in Assam this year, in a climate disaster made worse by uncontrolled deforestation and mining in the region It was a normal July morning in the Indian state of Assam. After finishing her chores and eating breakfast, Gitali Phukon, a resident of the town of Gaurisagar, left her home to buy groceries. After two days of rainfall that had made the unpaved roads muddy and slippery, the sun was shining. But less than an hour later, she returned home to a n...

By Maitreyee Boruah in Guwahati, Assam