NEW DELHI,
July 4 (Xinhua) -- Monsoon floods
have now hit the northeastern
Indian state of Assam, washing
away more than 300 villages, just
days after the natural calamity
devastated the northern state of
Uttarakhand, killing thousands, a
senior government official said
Thursday.
"Heavy rains have triggered
flash floods which swept away
300 villages across eight districts
of the state, located on the
banks of overflowing Brahmaputra
river, displacing thousands and
destroying crops. There have been
no reports of any casualty
yet," he said.
The state government has
started rescue and rehabilitation
operations, the official said.
Heavy rainfall triggered flash
floods and landslides, sweeping away
towns and roads, in Uttarakhand
last month. Some 10,000 people are
estimated to have been killed
in the floods.
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