Assam Floods: 11 Animals Drown, 56 Rescued In Kaziranga National Park

Forty-two hog deer, two otters and sambars each and a Scops owl have been rescued, the official of the national park said.

Eleven animals, mostly hog deer, have drowned while 65 other animals have been rescued from floodwaters in Kaziranga National Park in Assam, an official said on Wednesday.

Forty-two hog deer, two otters and sambars each and a Scops owl have been rescued, the official of the national park said.

Of the 233 forest department camps in the Eastern Assam Wildlife Division, 173 have been inundated by gushing floodwaters, up from 167 on Tuesday, he said.