Flood death toll in India's Assam reaches 100 as thousands lose their homes
Severe monsoon flooding in India's Assam state has resulted in 100 deaths and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Relief efforts are ongoing as residents return to homes buried in silt and face potential disease outbreaks.
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The disaster highlights the increasing vulnerability of regions to extreme weather events linked to climate change and the strain on local infrastructure.
GUWAHATI, India — The flood crisis in India's northeastern Assam state remained critical on Monday, with the death toll reaching 100 after two more people died overnight, officials said.
Several rivers remain above danger levels, raising the risk of fresh flooding in vulnerable areas, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority said. Days of heavy monsoon rain has caused rivers, including the Brahmaputra, to overflow that inundated communities while disrupting livelihoods and damaging infrastructure.
The river, one of Asia's largest that originates in China's Tibet region and flows about 900 kilometers (560 miles) through Assam, flooded villages, swept away homes and forced nearly 300,000 people into government-run relief camps, officials said.
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