Death toll from flooding in India's Assam climbs to 41

A statement by State Disaster Management Authority said the new deaths were reported from five districts.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said over 700,000 people were affected in the disaster, and three remained missing. He said "cloudburst, and floods have struck even those districts of Assam where such an impact had not been witnessed before."

The chief minister’s office said all departments were directed to maintain continuous field presence and “expedite rescue, relief, restoration and rehabilitation efforts until every affected family is reached and normalcy is restored.