14 Dead as Heavy Rains, Flash Floods Wreak Havoc in Assam, Mizoram

Disaster Management department officials estimated that over 2,000 families have been affected by the floods.

Two boys crossing a flooded street on a raft made of banana tree trunk in Guwahati on Wednesday. 

(Photo: PTI) 

Several northeast Indian states are taking stock of the situation following incessant rains since the last three days, which has triggered flash floods and landslides. In total, around 14 people are feared dead because of it, The Indian Express reported.

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday, 14 June, spoke to Home Minister Rajnath Singh and requested for immediate assistance from the Army for rescue and evacuation operations. He also requested Singh to increase the number of NDRF teams in the state.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla set up a high-level committee on Wednesday, chaired by state Home Minister R Lalzirliana, to assess the flood situation in the state, where eight people have died.

Lal Thanhawla said other members of the panel will be state Finance Minister Lalsawta, Disaster Management Minister C Ngurlianchunga and representatives of NGOs.

The Havoc

Seven dumpers were washed away in the overflowing Kalachand river in Assam’s Haflong town of Dima Hasao district on Wednesday, 13 June.

Seven people have been reported to be missing. The incident took place near Laltingor Kinkiri village of Haflong.

Seven dumpers were washed away in the overflowing Kalachand river in Assam.(Photo: The Quint)

Seven dumpers were washed away in the overflowing Kalachand river in Assam’s Haflong town of Dima Hasao district.(Photo: The Quint)

Due to landslide and washout between Lumding Junction and Badarpur JN in Assam section train services have been suspended in Karimganj district. All ferry services in Barak Valley suspended due to rising water level of all the rivers.

The swollen Khawthlangtuipui river has submerged over 350 houses in Tlabung sub-division in Mizoram’s Lunglei, where eight persons died after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall wreaked havoc on Tuesday.

Disaster Management and Rehabilitation department officials estimated that over 2,000 families were affected by the floods.

The chief minister said the government has been gathering detailed information from all districts and is yet to receive a full report due to snag in communication lines.

The whole of south Mizoram – Serchhip, Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Siaha districts and eastern Champhai district bordering Myanmar remained cut off from the rest of the country for the fourth day due landslides at many places.

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Landslides at several places in Aizawl city prompted the state government authorities to evacuate over 50 buildings and shift around 100 families to safer places.

Around 10 buildings have submerged in the swelling waters of the Tlawng river.

Power supply lines have snapped and telecommunication network remained disrupted in the state capital due to landslides and heavy rains.

In Assam, the districts of Lakhimpur, Darrang and Hailakandi have been hit by floods affecting nearly 14,000 people in 39 villages there, a report from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) stated.

Over 400 hectares of farmland with standing crops have been inundated due to incessant rains in the three districts.

The SDRF has pressed 10 boats to rescue 400 marooned people from there, the report said, adding that relief materials have been distributed among the flood-affected people.

In Guwahati, a day after three persons died due to electrocution and drowning after heavy rains lashed the city, the Kamrup Metropolitan District Magistrate ordered probe into the deaths.

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The district administration has declared a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased, an official release said.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the district administration, GMC, water resources department, PWD and other agencies to take prompt action. The release said more than 2,000 people were affected due to landslides and waterlogging in the city and the SDRF has evacuated about 500 people.

In Arunachal Pradesh, incessant rains over the past few days have thrown life out of gear with water level of all major rivers and their tributaries rising.

In Meghalaya, a Disaster Management Authority official said all districts have been alerted following a warning from the MeT department about heavy rains in the state.

(With PTI inputs)

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