Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 41 people in India's northeast Assam state, officials have said, as authorities pursued rescue and relief operations. ⁣ ⁣ Flood-related disasters are an annual occurrence across India during the summer monsoon months. ⁣ ⁣ "We have lost 41 precious lives till date and thousands of livestock has been washed away," Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a social media update on the toll from monsoon rains that began in June. ⁣ ⁣ Authorities have set up almost 150 relief camps, where close to 30,000 people are taking shelter in the state, Sarma added. ⁣ ⁣ The chief minister said 900,000 people in more than 1,800 villages had been impacted by the flooding. ⁣ ⁣ #india #flooding #assamstate #monsoon ⁣