Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 29 Fri. June 25, 2004  
   
World


Flashfloods displace thousands in Assam
Picture

An Indian couple carry their belongings while evacuating their flooded house in Radhanagar on the outskirt of the Tripura state capital of Agartala yesterday. Three more people died as rivers swelled through eastern India, leaving an estimated 150,000 people displaced at the start of the flood season. More than 1,000 people died last year in floods across India triggered by monsoon rains and melting snows from the Himalayas. PHOTO: AFP