Floods in India kill over 100 people

International media report that heavy monsoon rains in India have killed more than 100 people in the past week and forced tens of thousands of people to take shelter in relief camps.

The BBC said that a cyclone struck the state of West Bengal, killing 48 people in flood-related incidents, with over 200,000 people have moved to relief camps.

India regularly witnesses severe floods during the monsoon season, and in Myanmar (also known as Burma), floods have left at least 27 dead.

Wind and rain from Cyclone Komen added to damage to India in recent days with nearly four million people in 10,000 villages being affected by the floods in the worst-affected Indian state of West Bengal, the home ministry said.

More than 200 medical teams using 120 boats have reached the flood-hit areas in an effort to prevent the outbreak of water-borne diseases.

Another 28 flood-related deaths have been reported from northern Rajasthan state. Rescue workers have evacuated nearly 10,000 people to higher ground there, among others.

On Saturday, at least 20 people were killed after a landslide in the north-eastern state of Manipur buried a whole village. India receives 80% of its annual rainfall during the monsoon between June and September.

Meanwhile, incessant rain over several weeks has led to flooding and landslides in much of Myanmar.