UNPRECEDENTED RAINFALL AND FLOODING HAS LEFT BEHIND A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION IN ASSAM, A REMOTE VILLAGE IN NORTH-EASTERN INDIA, SUBMERGING VILLAGES, DESTROYING CROPS, AND WRECKING HOMES. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT 32 OF ITS 35 DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, KILLING AT LEAST 45 PEOPLE AND DISPLACING MORE THAN 4.7 MILLION OVER THE LAST WEEK.
HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALSO LASHED NEIGHBOURING MEGHA-LAYA STATE, WHERE 18 PEOPLE HAVE DIED OVER THE LAST WEEK. IN ASSAM, THE GOVERNMENT HAS OPENED 1,425 RELIEF CAMPS FOR THE DISPLACED, BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THEIR JOB HAS BEEN COMPLICATED BY THE SHEER INTENSITY OF THE DISASTER. EVEN THE RESCUE CAMPS ARE IN A DISMAL STATE.
