US EditionAt Least 34 Dead in India's Northeast After Heavy Floods
- Torrential monsoon rains in northeast India caused floods and landslides on Saturday, resulting in at least five deaths in Assam.
- The continuous rains over three days led to a red alert for 12 Assam districts and widespread flooding, with officials noting this is among the season's first fatalities.
- The floods particularly affected Guwahati, where officials cut electricity in some areas to prevent electrocution, and hundreds of families evacuated to safer locations.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that rescue teams had been sent out and rice supplies provided as food assistance, noting that authorities have been closely monitoring the developing situation over the past three days.
- This early monsoon impact reflects shifting weather patterns in South Asia amid rising temperatures, though scientists remain uncertain how warming precisely affects the complex monsoon system.
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In India, at least 34 people have died in floods and landslides.
For days, the north-east of India has been covered by heavy rains, and the consequences are sometimes catastrophic.
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