Assam floods: Rahul Gandhi appeals Cong workers to provide help to those affected

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the entire country is with Assam, which is facing agrim flood situation, and expressed confidence that the people of the state will overcome the natural disaster.

Over 35 lakh people across 28 of the state’s 33 districts are now affected due to flooding, an official bulletin said July 17.

“The whole country is with Assam. People of Assam are battling this problem with their courageous nature and will overcome this disaster,” Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.

He also appealed to Congress workers to extend all possible help to those affected by the deluge.

The total number of people losing their lives in this year’sflood and landslides in the state has gone up to 102. While 76 people died inflood-related incidents, 26 were killed in landslides.

At the same time, Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri also called for the immediate attention and assistance to the flood-hit areas of Assam.

Seeking to draw the country’s attention to the disaster that has hit the state amid Covid-19 pandemic, Chhetri wrote on twitter handle, “Along with the prayers, Assam needs as much attention and help as possible to recover from the flood it is under.”The ace footballer is one of the first from the sporting fraternity to raise the concerns around the floods in Assam.