7 killed in floods in India’s Assam

Seven people have died as heavy rains caused severe flooding and brought normal life to a standstill in various parts of India's northeastern state of Assam, according to the daily flood report released by the Flood Reporting and Information Management System on Wednesday.

According to the report, floods have hit 12 districts including Bajali, Barpeta, Biswanath, Darrang, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nalbari, Sonitpur and Tamulpur.