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Villagers rescued in India's flood-hit Assam state

19 June 2022
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2022-06-19 16:10

Army troops were called in to rescue thousands of people stranded by massive floods that have ravaged northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater and severing transport links, authorities said Saturday.

In India's Assam state, at least nine people were killed in the floods and 2 million saw their homes submerged. Lightning strikes in parts of neighbouring Bangladesh have left at least nine dead since Friday.

Both countries have asked their militaries for help as more flooding looms, with rains expected to continue over the weekend. Several train services were cancelled in India amid the continuous downpour over the past five days.

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