Once again, the news about the deaths and destruction caused by heavy rainfall in Assam has failed to make headlines and reports of more than 13 lakh people being affected, with at least 31 having died, in the current phase of floods continue to be relegated to inner pages of newspapers.

The lack of media spotlight is not the only problem, clearly, as the situation is made worse by the slow response of authorities, even as army was called in to assist with relief efforts in the regions of Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Dhemaji and several other districts.

The Brahmaputra river continues to flow over the danger mark in Guwahati as the authorities suspended all boat and ferry services in the river. Embankments were breached, roads and bridges were damaged and thousands of families were left stranded in search of safer areas in regions across the state.

The floods have affected more than 1,76,000 hectares of cropland so far, and an estimated three lakh people are taking shelter at 385 relief camps in 14 districts of the flood-hit state.

Even as the meteorological department predicted even more rainfall in the region in the coming days, hundreds of motorboats were pressed into service by the authorities to ensure safe evacuation of the affected people.

Appealing to the central government to do more to help the state, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi targeted the union minister Sarbananda Sonowal for claiming that the government had released Rs 207 crores so far for relief purposes. Gogoi clarified that the amount was only the first instalment of the promised Rs 414 crore according to the central allocation and requested the government to release the funds quickly to tackle the crisis.

Meanwhile, citizens poured their anger on social media against sections of national media for not highlighting the floods enough in their coverage and also used live pictures around their localities to get attention of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi while asking for help.

Here’s a selection of some of the photos from the flood-hit regions in the state which made their way to social media: