Heavy rains trigger floods in northeast India, killing 11

By WASBIR HUSSAIN
Associated Press

GAUHATI, India (AP) — Officials in India say at least 11 people have died in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in the country’s remote northeast region. Several railway stations are closed because of floods in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, where an official says nearly 200,000 people are cut off from the rest of the state. The army has deployed helicopters to help with rescue efforts. Officials say four people were killed Monday following heavy rain and mudslides in the region’s frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh. Two others died when their houses on a small hillock collapsed and two road construction workers were killed by mudslides at another location. The Indian Meteorological Department is forecasting heavy to extremely heavy rain for the next four days.