Iran Press/ Asia: Heavy monsoons are a yearly occurrence in Assam, resulting in flooding and landslides, which forced residents to flee their homes, often leaving behind their belongings.
The Brahmaputra River, one of the largest rivers in the world, which flows from Tibet to India and finally into Bangladesh, burst its banks in Assam, inundating more than 1,800 villages in 26 districts this month.
"Twenty people have died in separate incidents of drowning and five more were killed in landslides in the past 10 days," said Pijush Hazarika, Assam's water resources minister, adding that water levels were receding.
Parts of the railway network were devastated.
Authorities have also set up 366 relief camps across 20 districts, providing more than 95,000 people temporary shelter. Floodwaters have inundated roads, homes, and buildings in parts of the state.
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