FLOODS IN NORTHEAST INDIA DISPLACE MILLIONS

07/17/2017

Floods in India's northeast region have killed at least 83 people. Torrential rains across the hilly states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur over the past two weeks have also triggered landslides. In all, more than 2 million people have been displaced. The overflowing Brahmaputra River has also completely marooned the Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary in Assam, forcing animals to flee to safer areas. The Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site, is home to an estimated 2,500 rhinos out of a world population of some 3,000. Four one-horned rhinoceros perished in the flooding. For the full story see http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm-vietnam-idUKKBN19Z0LI.