Government officials in the northeastern Indian state of Assam said on May 31 that landslides and floods caused by heavy rainfall over the past few days have killed at least 5 people there. According to a report from the Assam Disaster Management Authority on the same day, continuous rainfall over the past 3 days has caused flooding in several urban areas of the state, and 5 people have already been killed. Media such as the Press Trust of India and the “Times of India” quoted Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Salma as saying that many parts of the state sounded a “red alert” on May 30.

Government officials in the northeastern Indian state of Assam said on May 31 that landslides and floods caused by heavy rainfall over the past few days have killed at least 5 people there. According to a report from the Assam Disaster Management Authority on the same day, continuous rainfall over the past 3 days has caused flooding in several urban areas of the state, and 5 people have already been killed. Media such as the Press Trust of India and the “Times of India” quoted Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Salma as saying that many parts of the state sounded a “red alert” on May 30.