- Floods in the Indian state of Assam have resulted in at least 68 deaths and affected over 700,000 people across a dozen districts.
- More than 800 villages were submerged, leading tens of thousands to seek shelter in over 180 relief camps and distribution centres.
- The severe flooding is attributed to an intense cloudburst over neighbouring Nagaland in mid-July, which overwhelmed rivers already swollen by the monsoon.
- The disaster devastated over 35,000 hectares of cropland and affected hundreds of thousands of livestock, with road links to some of the worst-hit areas severed.
- While waters have begun to recede, officials warn of potential further deaths, and the state's chief minister emphasised the need for future preparedness due to the changing nature of such calamities.
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