Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited the flood hit state of Assam on Monday. Both Sonia Gandhi and the PM made an aerial survey by helicopter of Majuli island, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts, which were among the worst-affected in the floods.
They also will be visiting the Kaziranga National Park, which has been completely submerged by flood waters. Earlier, Dr Singh and Sonia Gandhi reached Jorhat’s Rowriah airport from New Delhi by a special flight at around 11:00 a.m.
Later in the day, the two leaders would reach Guwahati and discuss the latest situation with ministers and officials. Dr Singh and Sonia Gandhi are scheduled to leave for New Delhi from Guwahati in the afternoon.
Floods and landslides have left 77 people dead and six were reportedly missing in Assam. All 27 districts are under water. The Brahmaputra and the Kapili river are flowing above the danger mark at various places. About 20 lakh people have been displaced in the flood, the worst in more than a decade.
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