“In neighboring India, heavy monsoon rains have displaced more than one million people and claimed at least ten lives", Haq told reporters.
Haq said that in neighboring Nepal, monsoon flooding had killed 64 and displaced more than 16,500 families.
#Guwahati: Ferry service to Umananda Temple has been stopped due to increasing water in river #Brahmaputra caused by heavy rainfall in Assam. #AssamFloodspic.twitter.com/yaww73fqQg
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In Myanmar, some 21,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in the states of Kachin and Rakhine due to extreme weather, Haq added.
#Assam Kaziranga National Park & National Highway-37 flooded, following heavy #rainfall in the area.#AssamFloodspic.twitter.com/RAfmvSa5US
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Heavy rains typically ravage East Asia through the annual monsoon season, which ordinarily lasts from June to September.