India, Aug. 5 -- Union health minister JP Nadda on Wednesday visited flood-affected areas of Assam and assured all help from the central government to restore normalcy.

"I have personally seen the devastation caused by the river flowing from Mon (in Nagaland). People have lost lives, livestock and their homes. We are with you in this hour of distress," he told media persons after conducting a survey of the area on a tractor. He was accompanied by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Nepalikhuti is a village in Sibsagar district close to the border with Nagaland. Large scale flooding took place in the area due to heavy rains in the neighbouring state on July 19 which led to overflowing of the Dikhow river.

Hundreds of families in the are...