-PTI/ NDTV.com According to the daily bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the five persons drowned at various places in Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Nagaon and Sivasagar districts during the day. Guwahati: Assam's flood situation improved on Sunday as the number of affected people declined to over 18.35 lakh from the previous day's 22.17 lakh even as five more persons lost their lives due to the deluge, an official bulletin...
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Assam floods: Toll rises to 174, parts of Silchar remain inundated
-Scroll.in The number of residents affected by the flood reduced substantially to 22.17 lakh on Saturday from 29.70 lakh a day ago. The toll due to floods and landslides in Assam rose to 174 after one person died in the state on Saturday, India Today reported. The death on Saturday took place in the Cachar district due to floods, according to the state Disaster Management authority. The number of residents affected by the floods...
More »8 Dead, 50 Missing After Massive Landslide At Manipur Mega Train Project Site -Ratnadip Choudhury
-NDTV.com Manipur landslide: The district administration is in touch with national and state Disaster Management agencies for search, rescue and relief operations. Guwahati: At least eight people were killed and 50 others are feared missing after a massive landslide hit a town in western Manipur's Noney district. The incident took place at the 107 Territorial Army Camp near the Tupul yard railway construction site on Wednesday night. Of the eight killed, seven are...
More »Northeast battles deluge but IMD says monsoon rain declined over three decades -Jayashree Nandi
-Hindustan Times Nearly every year these parts of the northeast suffer deluge during monsoon months. However, IMD’s analysis of ‘rainfall variability and changes over different states’ for the period between 1989 and 2018 for Assam suggests that monthly rainfall for all monsoon months between June and September is recording a decreasing trend. The flood situation in Assam and Meghalaya continued to remain alarming due to ongoing extremely heavy rainfall in the northeastern...
More »In one of the wettest places on earth, devastating landslides and flash floods leave 34 dead -Rokibuz Zaman
-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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