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India: Floods kill 25 people in Assam state, thousands of residents have to evacuate

Residents inspect the landslide area after heavy rain in Dima Hasao district, Assam state. (Photo: AP)

This information was released by the Indian government on May 24.

Massive monsoon occurs every year in the state of Assam, leading to flood and mudslideforcing people to leave their homes, often leaving behind their belongings.

The Brahmaputra River, one of the world’s largest rivers flowing from Tibet to India and eventually into Bangladesh, burst its banks in the state of Assam, flooding more than 1,800 villages in 26 districts this May.

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Cattle are taken to safety through a flooded field after heavy rain in Nagaon district, Assam state, May 19. (Photo: Reuters)

“Twenty people have died in separate drownings and another five have been killed in landslides in the past 10 days,” said Pijush Hazarika, Assam State Water Resources Minister. Mr. Pijush Hazarika added that flood water is receding.

The railway system in the state of Assam has been devastated by floodwaters.

Local authorities have set up 366 relief camps across 20 districts, providing temporary shelter for more than 95,000 people. Roads, homes and buildings are still submerged in floodwaters in many parts of Assam state.

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