Floods in India’s Assam Force a Million From Their Homes

Floods in India’s Assam Force a Million From Their Homes
A partially submerged house is seen at the flood-affected Mayong village in Morigaon district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India,on June 29, 2020. Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters
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GUWAHATI, India—Heavy flooding triggered by monsoon rains has forced more than a million people to flee their homes in the northeast Indian state of Assam, authorities said on June 29, warning that the crisis was becoming more critical by the hour.

The Brahmaputra River, one of the largest rivers in the world which flows from Tibet into India and then into Bangladesh, burst its banks in Assam over the weekend, inundating more than 2,000 villages, and it was still raining on Monday.