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4 lakh people affected, 18 dead in rain triggered floods in Assam

Heavy rains since the start of India's monsoon season have triggered floods and landslides in parts of the remote northeastern region.

By :  stephen dalton
Update: 2017-07-06 05:31 GMT
A woman with her child, in a utensil, moves to a safer place from the flood affected Khanamukh village in Morigoan, Assam on Wednesday.
A woman gingerly makes her way through a flooded road in Guwahati after heavy rains on Thursday.
Man carrying his bicycle crosses a flooded street near Pobitora wildlife sanctuary, 60 kilometers (38 miles) east of Gauhati, Assam. Heavy rains since the start of India's monsoon season have triggered floods and landslides in parts of the remote northeastern region.
A forest guard of the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary crosses flood water from a camp at Mayong village, east of Gauhati, Assam.
A woman sits inside her flooded house at Burgaon, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Gauhati, Assam.
River Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark in Guwahati in Kamrup Metro district, at Nimatighat in Jorhat district, at Dhubri town in Dhubri district.
Floods in Assam claimed more than 18 lives, where the situation worsened on Wednesday with over four lakh people being affected across 15 districts.
A boy dries clothes outside his house, partially submerged in flood waters at Burgaon, Assam. The administration has intensified relief and rescue operations and opened 145 relief camps in different districts.
Inland Water Transport director Bharat Bhushan Choudhury said ferry services on Brahmaputra in Guwahati have been suspended until further orders due to the rising water level and heavy current.
Heavy rains since the start of India's monsoon season have triggered floods and landslides in parts of the remote northeastern region.

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