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Eight persons killed, lakhs hit by floods and landslides in Assam -Umanand Jaiswal

-The Telegraph

There is no respite in sight with the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre in Guwahati predicting rain in the region till May 21

Guwahati: Flood and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Assam have led to the death of eight people over the past 48 hours and snapped rail link to South Assam, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura because of “unprecedented” damage caused by landslip and waterlogging on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section since Saturday.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said on Tuesday that the death toll had gone up to eight and the number of affected districts had increased to 26, affecting a population of 4.3 lakh.

Landslides killed four people in Dima Hasao and one in Lakhimpur while two flood-related deaths were reported from Cachar district and one from Udalgiri.

Six people were reported “lost/missing” from Cachar district.

Five people also died in Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, since Sunday due to heavy rainfall. Landslides were also reported on Tuesday. The Barak and Kopili rivers were flowing above the danger level at Karimganj district and Kampur in Nagaon district, respectively.

The India Meteorological Department had on Friday warned of heavy rainfall with thunderstorm in most parts of the Northeast. There is no respite in sight with the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre in Guwahati predicting rain in the region till May 21.

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