The bodies were found buried in muck," A B Parmar, a police inspector at the scene, told AFP, adding the deceased were from the same family. Gujarat's state emergency authority said Wednesday at least 12 other bodies were found overnight as rescue crews sifted through communities devastated by heavy monsoon flooding. The official death toll from the floods in the westernmost state stands at 111, with more than 36,000 people evacuated to safe areas as helicopters and boats try to reach those still stranded. Prime Minister Narendra Modi surveyed the devastation across Gujarat from the skies Tuesday, urging people across his home state to remain resilient. In Assam at least 75 people have been killed and a state-wide emergency relief operation has been underway since April.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 26, 2017 11:03 UTC