Millions left homeless by Indian floods

The flooded Brahmaputra River has cut a vicious swath through India's remote northeast, killing hundreds of people, levelling homes and leaving millions homeless.

The flooded Brahmaputra River has cut a vicious swath through India's remote northeast, killing hundreds of people, levelling homes and leaving millions homeless.

Arun Kalita's village, Sootea in Assam state, was swept away and he now lives with his wife and four children in a tarpaulin-roofed shelter, surviving on government food handouts.

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