Overview

• Officials report 44 fatalities across seven states, with Assam bearing the highest toll of 17 deaths.
• Three army personnel were killed and six remain missing after a landslide struck a military camp in Sikkim’s Mangan district.
• Assam State Disaster Management Authority says over 633,000 people in 21 districts have been affected as major rivers flow above danger levels.
• Authorities have established more than 300 relief camps across the region, sheltering over 31,000 people in Assam and more than 10,000 in Tripura.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken with state leaders to pledge full central assistance while the India Meteorological Department forecasts further heavy rainfall.