JORHAT, Sept 3: The centenary Kaziranga National Park has lost four hog deer and a rhino calf in the current spell of floods which hit its ranges on August 22. About 50 per cent of the total area of the conservation hotspot, abode of the one-horned rhino, has been submerged. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today made an aerial survey of the flood scene in KNP and Morigaon. KNP DFO D Gogoi told The Sentinel over the phone that all low-lying areas in the north-eastern part of Eastern Range (Agaratoli), western part of Western Range (Bagori) and parts of the Third Addition Area have been flooded. Gogoi pointed out that speeding vehicles on National Highway 37, which cuts through the park, knocked down three hog deer and one other was drowned in the Agaratoli range. The rhino calf was drowned in an area under the Kaziranga range (Kohora), he said. As many as 40 additional Forest personnel have been deployed to monitor the movement of park animals which are fleeing to the southern Karbi Hills for safety, the DFO added. These guards will also keep a strict eye over any possible poaching attempt, he stressed. PTI adds: The flood situation in Asom continued to be critical with the Brahmaputra and its tributaries creating havoc in the State claiming 15 lives, besides rendering several thousands homeless and snapping communication links. The situation in lower Asom