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| | Monsoon Rains Displace 400,000 People in India (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | The worst affected districts are Hailakandi and Karimganj in the south, Nalbari in the west and Dhemaji in the east of the state where displaced people are sheltering in makeshift tents on embankments and in government buildings and schools. |
 | | At least 113,000 people have been rendered homeless in Hailakandi district after more than 120 villages were flooded, according to local media. |
 | | From June to September, monsoon floods are an annual feature in the Brahmaputra-Barak basin, a land of hills, forests, cultivated lands, and tea gardens. |
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