Think of “ghost towns” and images of dusty, lost-to-time towns, like those in America’s Wild West, may come to mind. But a new era of ghost towns is now emerging that, while eerie, feels far off from good touristic fun.
Using NASA’s LANCE - satellite data processing systems, India Today’s OSINT team visually inspected the depth of the deluge that forced about 4 lakh people out of their homes in the northeastern part of India and Bangladesh.
With floodwaters receding in some areas, water borne diseases such as diarrhoea, jaundice, typhoid and skin conditions, are spreading, adding to the overall miserable conditions of the people.
The under-construction rail project has unintentionally created an obstacle for the natural water flow in the region, resulting in water levels reaching heights of three to five metres across the landscape