At least 9 die in floods in India's Assam state

At least nine people have died in floods in India's Assam state, according to the state disaster management agency. The agency said at least two million others saw their homes submerged in the recent floods.

The National Disaster Response Force has been deployed in Assam and rescue operations were underway on Friday. The Brahmaputra, one of Asia's largest rivers, breached its mud embankments, inundating 3,000 villages and croplands in 28 of Assam's 33 districts, and the rainfall is expected to continue over the weekend.

Several train services were cancelled in India amid incessant rains over the past five days. In southern Assam's Haflong town, the railway station was under water and flooded rivers deposited mud and silt along the rail tracks.