In Pics: Heavy rains trigger unprecedented floods in Assam, Bangladesh

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Early and strong monsoon rains have brought heavy flooding to northeastern India, especially the state of Assam, and Bangladesh, killing dozens of people, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and cutting off millions from crucial supplies.

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Nearly a quarter-million people are now living in emergency relief camps in Assam, and many others have constructed their own temporary shelters and cobbled together basic rafts to escape areas cut off by the floods.

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Although the region is no stranger to flooding, it typically takes place later in the year when monsoon rains are well underway.

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The National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Army have evacuated thousands of people in the last week from the roofs of their houses with inflatable boats. They fear some people are still missing.

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Authorities in India and Bangladesh are struggling to deliver food and drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people evacuated from their homes in days of flooding that have submerged wide swaths of the countries. The floods triggered by monsoon rains

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Early and strong monsoon rains have brought heavy flooding to northeastern India, especially the state of Assam, and Bangladesh, killing dozens of people, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and cutting off millions from crucial supplies. (Photo: AP)

Nearly a quarter-million people are now living in emergency relief camps in Assam, and many others have constructed their own temporary shelters and cobbled together basic rafts to escape areas cut off by the floods. (Photo: AP) (With inputs from agencies)

Although the region is no stranger to flooding, it typically takes place later in the year when monsoon rains are well underway.
(Photo: AP)

The National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Army have evacuated thousands of people in the last week from the roofs of their houses with inflatable boats. They fear some people are still missing. (Photo: AP)

Authorities in India and Bangladesh are struggling to deliver food and drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people evacuated from their homes in days of flooding that have submerged wide swaths of the countries. The floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than a dozen people, marooned millions and flooded millions of houses. (Photo: AP) (With inputs from agencies)