India monsoon floods kill at least 40 in northeast

At least 40 people have died in India monsoon floods after heavy monsoon rain triggered severe flooding in the country’s northeast, Al Jazeera reported. The report said up to 80 people remain missing, underscoring the scale of the emergency in Assam state.

More than 650,000 people have been affected, according to Al Jazeera. Rescue teams are evacuating residents across 11 flood-hit districts in Assam as waters continue to disrupt communities in the state.

How many people are affected by the Assam floods?

Al Jazeera reported that more than 650,000 people have been affected by the flooding in Assam. The figure covers people caught up in the disaster across 11 districts where rescue teams have been carrying out evacuations.

The reported death toll stands at at least 40, while as many as 80 people are still missing, according to Al Jazeera. Those numbers could change as rescue and search operations continue in the flood-hit districts.

The flooding followed heavy monsoon rains in northeast India, Al Jazeera reported. In this case, monsoon floods refers to severe flooding caused by those rains during the monsoon period.

Assam is the focus of the rescue effort cited in the report. Al Jazeera said teams have been moving people out of affected areas across the state’s 11 flood-hit districts.

No further district-by-district breakdown of casualties, missing people or evacuations was included in the report. The available figures show a major disaster in northeast India, with hundreds of thousands affected and dozens confirmed dead.

This story draws on original reporting from Al Jazeera.