Flood-hit Assam villagers clear mud to hoist tricolor

Residents of Nepali Khuti village in Assam's Sivasagar district cleared debris to hoist the tricolor on August 15, 2026, marking India's 80th Independence Day. The area had been devastated by unprecedented floods in July, which submerged homes and displaced thousands. The villagers, wearing relief clothes, gathered from temporary shelters to sing the national anthem.