-Scroll.in The state has said excess rainfall is to blame but experts and activists on the ground say rampant mining and construction has destroyed the landscape. On the morning of June 17, it was raining heavily when a family of five sat down to have breakfast in Kenmynsaw village in Meghalaya’s East Khasi village. The rainfall triggered landslides in the area. As they heard the rumble of a landslide, 54-year-old Drit Byrsaw and...
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Assam Floods: Silchar Submerged for Sixth day; Death Toll Rises to 118
-PTI/ Newsclick.in Ten more people have died in the past 24 hours due to floods and landslides in the state. Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Saturday with the death count rising to 118 and Silchar town in Cachar district submerged for the sixth straight day, officials said. Ten more people have died in the past 24 hours -- two each from Barpeta, Dhubri, Karimganj and Udalguri districts and one...
More »UN report flags nearly 50 lakhs displaced in India due to climate change -Aryan Prakash
-Hindustan Times According to the report, the largest displacements due to disasters in 2021 took place in China (60 lakhs), the Philippines (57 lakhs) and India (49 lakhs). The UN report said that most disaster displacements were temporary. Nearly 50 lakh people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021, news agency PTI quoted the annual Global Trends Report by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees...
More »Fresh Landslides In Assam, Heavy Rains In Guwahati
-PTI/ NDTV.com According to officials, embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by flood waters in parts of Assam. Guwahati: Fresh landslides were reported from various parts of Guwahati for the second consecutive day on Wednesday amid incessant rainfall, which also led to heavy waterlogging in most parts of the city, officials said. There was no report of any fresh casualty during the day. The state has registered 42 deaths due to...
More »Assam flood: Six more persons die, 7.2 lakh hit across 22 districts
-PTI/ The Telegraph According to ASDMA report, four people drown in Kampur revenue circle of Nagaon Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Sunday with six more persons, including two children, losing their lives and nearly 7.2 lakh people coming under the impact of the deluge across 22 districts. According to the daily flood report of the Assam State disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), four persons drowned in Kampur revenue circle of Nagaon...
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