Floods kill many: Northeastern state affected by natural disasters
New Delhi, Dt
Floods and landslides following heavy rains have wreaked havoc in the northeastern region. Millions of people in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh have been affected by the floods. Many people have become homeless, crops have been destroyed, roads have been damaged and rail services have been affected. So the death toll due to floods is also increasing. People are facing many difficulties in the face of natural calamities. People are currently spending their days in relief camps started by the government. Floods and landslides have killed 21 people in Assam and Meghalaya in the last two days. About 1.5 million people have been affected in six districts of Assam, while about one lakh people are in relief camps. Floods have killed 16 people in Assam and 18 in Meghalaya. Agartala, the capital of Tripura, is also facing floods. The city has received 12 mm of rain in just 3 hours. In Assam, about 5,000 villages have been flooded and 5,000 hectares of agricultural land have been inundated. Many dams, bridges and roads have been damaged. A boat carrying pre-affected people sank in Hojai district, leaving three children missing and 21 others rescued. The Assam government has also arranged special flights between Guwahati and Silchar for those stranded due to floods and landslides. With this, the sudden floods in Meghalaya have wreaked havoc. The epicenter was reported below the ground, however; no tsunami alert was issued. The epicenter was reported below the ground, however; no tsunami alert was issued.
With this, Chief Minister Kanrad has announced compensation for those who died in the natural calamity. More than 10,000 people have been made homeless in Tripura due to floods following torrential rains since Friday. So the train service has been affected for the last one month. Meanwhile, a landslide caused by heavy rains on National Highway-8 broke ground between Tripura and the rest of the country on Thursday, officials said. The floods are confined to Agartala and surrounding areas in West Tripura district, where the water level of the Howrah River has risen sharply and the Agartala Corporation and its low-lying areas have been submerged. In the neighboring state of Arunachal Pradesh, the Subansiri River has submerged a dam where a hydroelectric project was underway. Separate parts of Meghalaya, Assam, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim received heavy rainfall and Nagaland and Tripura also received heavy rainfall. The death toll from floods in Manipur’s Imphal West district has risen to seven after one person was killed. Imphal received less rain on Saturday morning but conditions in Thaubal, Imphal West and Bishnupur have not improved yet. A fisherman has died after drowning in Imphal West district, according to a report by the Department of Relief and Rescue. The number of flood-damaged houses in the state has increased to six. Floods in Mizoram have so far displaced 108 families. Officials from the state’s Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Department said on June 15. The worst affected is Lunglei district in southern Mizoram. Talabung village and nearby villages are in the grip of floods. Mausinram and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya have received record rainfall since 190, officials said. This is the third highest rainfall in Agartala in the last 20 years, government sources said. All educational institutions have been closed due to sudden floods. The Chief Minister of Meghalaya has announced Rs 4 lakh assistance to the families of those killed in the floods.
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