India floods the swamp national park, killing six rhinos.

Guwahati (AFP) – Floods in northeast India have killed scores of people and swamped a national park, drowning six vulnerable rhinos and other wildlife, government authorities said on Tuesday.

Floods have begun to subside, according to Assam state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who noted that the “water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries is below the danger level in most places”.

More than 1.8 million people have been affected in 3,000 towns, with 72 deceased since mid-May, according to state disaster officials.

Monsoon rains in South Asia from June to September provide relief from the summer heat and are critical for replenishing water supplies, but they also cause extensive death and disaster.