Kolkata: Nearly 50,000 people were stuck by flooding in West Bengal on Saturday after three days of torrential rains that killed at least 10 people.
The unseasonal rains came after the June-September monsoon and caused severe flooding in many parts of the country including Gujarat and Maharashtra in the west and Assam in the northeast.
"The situation is bad in four southern districts, but we are doing everything necessary," West Bengal state Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta said.
Officials said at least 10 people had died in the coastal eastern state due to wall collapses and electrocution in the rains.
Relief officials warned the situation could get worse for people living in the Sunderbans region, where rivers are close to bursting their banks.
Rains also hit life in Kolkata, eastern India's main trading hub, which was flooded for a second day after the city's century-old drainage system failed to cope with the water.
Cars and motorcycles floated in waist-deep water, while people waded their way around the city and residents of some low-lying areas used boats.
Many shops and business establishments were closed and road traffic was thin.
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