
The heavy rains and floods in the country have so far claimed the lives of 138 people in Maharashtra, 125 in Kerala, 116 in West Bengal, 52 in Gujarat and 34 in Assam.
According to a recently released report from the Home Ministry's National Emergency Response Centre (NERC), around 465 people were killed in the five states during the current monsoon season.
The deluges and rains have hit 26 districts in Maharashtra, 22 in West Bengal, 21 in Assam, 14 in Kerala and 10 in Gujarat so far.
In Assam, 10.17 lakh people were affected by rains and floods, of which 2.17 lakh were living in relief camps.
While in Kerala, the flood-impacted 1.43 lakh people. The state has registered 125 deaths
In Gujarat, 15,912 people were evacuated to safer locations.
While the Assam government has put in Twelve teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), West Bengal has deployed eight, Gujarat has put in 11, Kerala has positioned four, while Maharashtra has deployed three NDRF teams.
A team of the NDRF comprises 45 personnel.


(With inputs from PTI)