More than one million affected by floods in India’s Assam state

Thousands of people in India have been displaced since July after monsoon rains triggered severe flooding.

The flood crisis in Assam has reached alarming levels, with 97 fatalities reported. More than 1.68 lakh individuals are struggling across fifteen districts, particularly in Golaghat, where close to 54,000 inhabitants have been affected. The flooding has submerged 481 villages and severely damaged vital agricultural lan

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), in its report, said both the deaths were reported from the worst-hit Sivasagar district

China increased the death toll caused by flash flooding in the northwestern province of Gansu last week as large parts of the country continued to battle the impact of heavy rainfall and swollen rivers. On Sunday, the state news agency Xinhua said the death toll in Gansu’s Weiyuan county had risen from 10 to 25, adding

Announcing the contribution in a post on X, Sarma expressed gratitude to the billionaire industrialist for extending support at a time when Assam is battling one of its worst flood situations in recent years.