WIRE — At least 40 people have died, and more than 6.5 lakh people have been affected by this year's floods in Assam, with vast areas across the state submerged following upstream cloudbursts and exceptionally heavy rainfall. Rescue and relief operations are continuing in several districts as thousands remain displaced.

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