Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed on Wednesday, with thousands forced to flee their inundated homes.

While the annual monsoon brings rainfall that farmers depend on, scientists say climate change is making the phenomenon more erratic, unpredictable and deadly across the South Asia region.

India’s northeastern state of Assam is among the hardest hit by the annual rains, with at least 87 people killed, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

In the state’s worst-affected Sivasagar district, 47 people have been killed, and several areas are flooded.

State authorities have appealed for financial donations from the public to help.

“The devastation here is unlike anything these areas have witnessed before,” Sarma posted on X.