A herd of wild elephants were seen wading through floodwater foraging for food after heavy rain lashed the state of Assam, India.

The footage, filmed in the village of Salmora in Majuli on July 12, shows a herd of wild elephants wading through knee-deep water.

Sources suggest the herd strayed out of the forest in search for food after the flood left them devastated in their natural habitat.

Dhemaji in Upper Assam and Barpeta in Lower Assam were the worst-hit after the water levels in the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries rose due to heavy rainfall.

A total of 11 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were deployed and evacuated 487 villagers.

In a heart-wrenching video, a herd of wild elephants can be seen wading through floodwater foraging for food after heavy rain lashed northeastern India's Assam.

The visual came out of Salmora village in Majuli on July 12.

The video shows a herd of wild elephants wading through knee-deep water amid a flooded river.

Sources suggest the herd strayed out of the forest in search of food after the flood left them devastated in their natural habitat.

Dhemaji in Upper Assam and Barpeta in Lower Assam are the worst-hit because the water ranges in the Brahmaputra and its tributaries rose due to incessant rainfall since final one week.

Several embankments had been breached, and roads and bridges had been broken on account of rising floodwaters, based on reviews.

A total of 11 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams reached the flooded sites and evacuated 487 marooned villagers and transported them to safer places.

Besides teams are also assisting district administration in the distribution of mask, screening inundated areas and maintained proper social distancing due to Covid-19 emergency.