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Flash flood: animals worst-affected

The flash flood has taken lives of around 540 animals in the Kaziranga National Park. Around 75 percent area of the famed park has been inundated by the flood. According to information, the victims include 28 wild boars and 16 sambars apart from 465 hog deer and 13 rhinos. Around 20 lakh people have become homeless due to the flood that affected 27 districts in the state following the week-long torrential rains.

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