A herd of wild elephants were seen wading through floodwater foraging for food after heavy rain lashed the state of Assam, India.<br /><br />The footage, filmed in the village of Salmora in Majuli on July 12, shows a herd of wild elephants wading through knee-deep water.<br /><br />Sources suggest the herd strayed out of the forest in search for food after the flood left them devastated in their natural habitat.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />A total of 11 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were deployed and evacuated 487 villagers.
