Dharamsala, July 17 (TIWN) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has written to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to express solidarity with the victims of the unprecedented floods in the state which have so far claimed 71 lives and affected over 40 lakh people.

“The monsoon rains in Assam and other parts of India bring destruction and great suffering to people year after year,” the Dalai Lama wrote.

“Unfortunately, this year the situation has been made even more troublesome by the continuing coronavirus pandemic,” he added.