Floods wreak havoc in Assam, over 40 lakh people affected

After causing flooding and landslides in Nepal, three rivers are overflowing in northeastern India and submerging parts of the region, affecting the lives of more than 40 lakh people in Assam.

A woman rows a makeshift banana raft through flood waters in Burgaon, east of Gauhati, Assam. (Photo | AP) 

Villagers transport flood relief materials on a boat in Burgaon village, east of Gauhati, Assam. (Photo | AP)

Flood affected villagers who took shelter on a road wait to receive government relief materials in Burha Burhi village , east of Gauhati, Assam. (Photo | AP)

A woman carrying her child wades through flood waters in Burha Burhi village , east of Gauhati, Assam. (Photo | AP)

Passengers on an auto rickshaw cross a flooded road in Burha Burhi village , east of Gauhati, Assam. (Photo | AP)

Flood affected villagers transport a motorcycle on a boat in Burha Burhi village, east of Gauhati, Assam. (Photo | AP)

A woman shifts her belongings on a flooded road in Burha Burhi village east of Gauhati, Assam. (Photo | AP)

A flood affected family stands on a banana raft near their submerged house in Burgaon, east of Gauhati, Assam. (Photo | AP)

A flood affected woman carries her sick son on a boat in Burha Burhi village, east of Gauhati, Assam. (Photo | AP)

A flood affected villager carries food grains on his head in Burha Burhi village, east of Gauhati, Assam. (Photo | AP)