Assam floods: Flags hoisted in inundated school premises on 71st Independence Day

File image of floods in Assam. PTI[/caption]"PM @narendramodi spoke to Assam CM @sarbanandsonwal on Sunday and Monday regarding the flood situation in the state," the PMO tweeted."All possible support is being provided to Assam for overcoming the flood situation prevailing in parts of the state," Modi said.According to IANS, over 30 lakh people in Assam have been affected by the devastating wave of floods that affected the state in the last few days leading to the death of over 20 people and inundating over 3,000 villages in 25 districts even as the entire North East remained cut off from other parts of the country due to snapped rail lines.Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials said that 31,59,029 people have been affected by the floods in 3,192 villages in the affected districts. The floods have also submerged close to two lakh hectares of agricultural lands in different districts.The Railway Board has decided to cancel inbound trains from other parts of the country to the northeastern region as rail links have been snapped in different places due to heavy rains in Assam, West Bengal and in Bihar in the last 72 hours.With inputs from agencies