Floods have devastated the whole Barak valley, cutting it off from the rest of the northeast. People witnessed the inundation of almost the entire city in flood, which had never occurred before. The Barak river breaching embankment has brought misery to the people. On Wednesday, Hailakandi police recovered a large number of essential items, including 13 bags of rice from the Algapur area, which were given to distribute among the various areas of flood-ravaged Algapur, and arrested six people including government officials.