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Floods devastate northeastern India, displacing 3 million
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 12 - 09 - 2007

Flood waters began to recede Wednesday in northeastern India after heavy rains and
floods inundated much of the region, displacing about 3
million people, authorities said.
But large portions of the state of Assam were still
inaccessible and rescue workers continued to try to reach
marooned villagers across the state.
Nearly half of Asia's largest freshwater island, Majuli in
the Brahmaputra river, was submerged, leaving tens of
thousands of people stranded, said L. Chagsan, a local
official.
Roughly 30,000 people had to leave their homes on Majuli,
a 421-square kilometer (163-square mile) island, and rescue
workers were evacuating those who couldn't make it to
higher ground after the banks of the Brahmaputra river
burst, he said.
More than 10 million people have been displaced by floods
since July in Assam state. Over 9,000 of Assam's 23,000
villages have been submerged by floods, officials said.
More than 60 people have died in the floods since July, 12
of them in the past week, local officials said. In southern
Assam's Cachar district, two people were electrocuted
Tuesday after flood waters uprooted power transmission
towers, Chagsan said.
Bhumidhar Barman, a senior government minister, said
officials have opened more than 500 relief camps since
July, «but thousands are staying in makeshift shelters on
higher ground near their villages and towns.»
Monsoon rains usually hit India from June to September.
They are vital to farmers but are also deadly. During this
year's monsoon season, more than 2,200 people have been
killed by flooding, collapsing houses and other
rain-related incidents across India, the Associated Press reported.


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