Sivasagar, Aug. 4 -- Weeks after a sudden and violent flood devastated parts of Assam's Sivasagar district on July 19, many families remain displaced, forced to survive in makeshift tents on higher ground near the Bihubor daily market.

Kirpan Kurmi and his family, including his wife and two sons, had spent several sleepless nights following the loss of everything in the July 19 devastating flood, and the family is now taking shelter on higher ground near the Bihubor daily market area in Assam's Sivasagar district by making a small makeshift tent.

Bihubor, Nepali Khuti, Bihari Basti, and Railwayghat are among the worst affected areas in the July 19 flood in Sivasagar district.

"We didn't expect that such a huge flood would come. From Ju...