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Floods force thousands to flee homes in Assam

Afp, Guwahati
Thousands of people have been displaced from their homes due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains across several parts of northeast India, officials said yesterday.
Swollen waters of the Brahmaputra -- one of Asia's largest rivers -- have displaced 8,000 people and cut off arterial roads to many parts of Assam, the largest of seven northeastern states, said Assam state official T. Das.
"The displaced people are now taking shelter in raised platforms or in government buildings," Das said.
The Brahmaputra is also threatening to overflow its banks at Majuli, the world's largest river island, 350km from the state capital Guwahati.
"There has been heavy erosion in many places in Majuli with at least five breaches of embankments already reported," a police official said.
The 2,906 kilometre (1,816 mile) Brahmaputra traverses China's Tibet region, India and Bangladesh before flowing into the sea at the Bay of Bengal.
Every year, monsoon rains trigger flooding and landslides, particularly in the northeastern region.
Last year, at least 200 people died and more than 12 million were displaced in Assam during the floods.
Several parts of Assam's adjoining state of Arunachal Pradesh have also been affected by floods after rains this week raised the level of the Lohit river, leading to roads, homes and farms being submerged.
"The districts of Lohit and Anjaw are cut off from the rest of the state as the main roads are topped over by floodwaters," said C. Tempa, an official of Arunachal Pradesh state.
He said nearly 2,000 people in the state have abandoned their homes due to flooding.
Most of India is in the grip of
monsoon rains which sweep the country from June to September. Some 150 people have died so far, mostly in western Gujarat state, according to official figures.
Meanwhile, the surging waters of the Ganges river have flooded several villages in the eastern state of Bihar, central Madhya Pradesh state and the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, an official said.
"Road communications in many parts of Bihar have been disrupted due to the rising water levels of the Baghmati river," said S.K Mishra, the district magistrate of Bihar's flood-hit Muzaffarpur district.
However, officials said they were still able to deliver relief materials to the affected areas, as some of the roads are still motorable.
Nearly 4,000 people living close to the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, where the water was flowing past the danger mark, have been evacuated by security forces, an official said.