GUWAHATI (India): Villagers scrambled to higher ground or crowded into government buildings after floods in northeast India left about 300,000 people homeless, officials said yesterday.
The flooding, caused by seasonal monsoon rains, destroyed or damaged homes in around 300 villages in Assam and washed away roads, bridges and rail tracks.
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