Assam floods in India leave 25 dead, more than half a million evacuated
from floods and flashxolandslides in Assam north east of india At least 25 people have died and more than 650,000 have been evacuated over the past two weeks.
Reuters Report from Guwahati India on May 24 that the monsoon storm which occurs every year during this period of Assam. causing floods and landslides resulting in the villagers having to evacuate
brahmaputra river One of the largest rivers in the world which flows from Tibet, through India and ending in Bangladesh. Overflowing in Assam and flooded into more than 1,800 villages in 26 districts since the beginning of this month.
"At least 20 people have died in drowning and at least five others have died in landslides in the past 10 days," Assam State Water Resources Minister Piyush Hasarika said. disclosed statistics and added that The water level is steadily dropping.
However, the flooding has severely damaged many parts of the railway network.
State officials have set up 366 relief camps across 20 districts to house more than 95,000 people, while roads, homes and buildings in the state are among the worst. still under high flooding levels
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