66,000 people displaced by floods in India%u2019s north-east

by southasian_birdy | June 9, 2006 at 06:46 am

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Floods driven by heavy monsoon rains have displaced at least 66,000 people in India’s north-eastern Assam state, it was reported on Friday.

About 13,000 hectares of land were swamped by floodwaters after major rivers in the state including the Brahmaputra breached their banks and were flowing above the danger-mark at several places.

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