Tragedy in India: Monsoon rains cause dozens of deaths

Monsoon rains have turned life upside down in a large part of India. At least 30 people have lost their lives in northeastern India due to floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains that have hit the region in the past two days, according to an official report updated on Sunday and cited by AFP.

• State by state, an ongoing disaster

Most deaths were reported in: Assam: 8 deaths, Arunachal Pradesh: 9 deaths, mainly due to landslides, Mizoram: 5 deaths, Meghalaya: 6 deaths, Nagaland and Tripura: at least 1 victim each. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue teams continue to intervene in the affected areas.

• Monsoon brings destruction year after year

Floods and landslides are recurring phenomena during the monsoon season in South Asia. However, experts warn that climate change is contributing to the intensification and increase in the frequency of these extreme events.

• Red alerts and rivers that burst their banks

The Indian Meteorological Department has issued red alerts for several areas in the northeast of the country, after days of continuous rain. Rivers, including the Brahmaputra, which originates in the Himalayas, have overflowed their banks, causing massive flooding in the region.

The Indian army has launched a large-scale rescue operation in the state of Manipur, where hundreds of people have been evacuated from affected areas. "The victims have been moved to safer places," the army said, adding that it has provided food, water and essential medicines to those left homeless. India, with a population of 1.4 billion, experiences dozens of deaths each year from extreme monsoon weather. The increasing intensity of rainfall, combined with uncontrolled urbanization and deforestation, is amplifying the disastrous effects of these natural phenomena.