{
  "id": 8581224,
  "title": "The cows were their livelihood. The goats, their insurance. Then the flood came.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/the-cows-were-their-livelihood-the-goats-their-insurance-then-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T01:30:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/assam-floods-livestock-livelihoods-11789728094373.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The cows were the lifeblood of their livelihood, while goats served as their insurance policy. Then, a devastating flood struck. By noon, water had already reached the necks of villagers in Nepali Khuti, a dairy farming community in Assam. Krishna Prasad Sharma's family - his wife and two sons - were calling for help as he delivered milk nearby in Sivasagar. None of them could swim, and the swift current of Nepali Khuti had already claimed whatever stood in its path. Neighbors, a mother and her son, did not hesitate. Using a bamboo pole, they broke through the ventilator of the trapped family's house, lifting all four onto the tin roof. There, they remained for the remainder of July 19th, witnessing their village vanish beneath the rising floodwaters.",
  "summary": "For Assam’s flood-hit families, livestock is income, insurance and food. Some have learned to live with floodwater through knowledge inherited over generations, but rapid, unplanned development is eroding that resilience.",
  "key_points": [
    "Cows were the lifeblood of livelihood in Nepali Khuti, Assam.",
    "Goats served as insurance policy against financial loss.",
    "Flood on July 19th swept away houses and trapped four family members."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The flood has upended the villagers' carefully managed financial security, which relied on cows for income and goats as a backup, leaving them to cope with the aftermath.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}