Assam has seen more devastating floods, the worst coming in 1988. This time, though, technology and unrelenting mass media coverage have magnified the destruction as never before.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/levee-breach
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/outlook-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rhinoceros
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flood-relief