NEW DELHI, July 2 (UPI) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh traveled Monday to flood- and landslide-ravaged areas where at least 77 people died, officials said.
The government said 2,166 villages were affected.
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An official said 61 people died in floods,16 in landslides and six others were unaccounted-for in the northeastern state of Assam, the Press Trust of India reported.
The Brahmaputra and Kapili rivers remained at dangerously high levels in several areas, authorities warned.
Singh announced a compensation plan for relatives of people who were killed and directed the Defense Ministry to provide assistance in rescue and relief operations, the report said.
