A rhino calf and a hog deer were drowned in floodwaters inside the Kaziranga National Park(KNP) while another hog deer was run over by a vehicle on National Highway 37. The world heritage site was inundated by the Brahmaputra on Tuesday.
Over 60 percent of the national park is submerged.
Floodwaters have also submerged 90 percent of the Sanctuary in central Assam's Morigaon district, forcing rhinos and other wild animals to shelter in the woodland of the park located at a higher altitude.
Apparently, this isn't the first time the flooding has occurred. They are a regualar phenomenon in Kasiranga.
Speeding vehicles on the national highway particularly during night were also a menace.
The droves have been cautioned of the need to be careful and to adhere to the speed limit. Speed barricades were also erected.
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