Guwahati, the capital of India's north-eastern Assam state, was under water yesterday as torrential rain continued to cause misery in the north-east of the country. Floods since early this month have left at least 20 people dead, including 12 due to landslides in the state of Mizoram. More than 100,000 people have been affected by the deluge in Assam alone, and large swathes of farmland have been damaged.