The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Tuesday, with six more people dying, even as the rain and flood situation in Mizoram and Manipur remained grim, affecting lakhs of people amid the meteorological department's prediction of more rain in several parts of the region.
Assam
The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Tuesday with six more people dying, taking the toll in this year's deluge and landslides to 17, while the number of the affected population increased to over 6.33 lakh in 21 districts, an official bulletin said.
Seven rivers were flowing above the danger level in the state, including the Katakhal overtopping its highest flood level at Matizuri in Hailakandi district, it said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the flood situation from Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, assuring him of full support from the central government.
Sarma visited Cachar district, which is among the worst-hit, during the day and assured of time-bound assistance to the affected people.
BJP president JP Nadda also expressed concern over the situation in most parts of North East and urged the people in the affected areas to take precautions and follow the advisories from local authorities.
An Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said that six deaths, one each from Hailkandi, Sribhumi, Morigaon, Cachar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia, were reported since Monday.
With these, the toll in floods and landslides so far has reached 17.
Another person was reported missing from Cachar district.
Altogether 6,33,114 people in 69 revenue circles and 1,506 villages of 21 districts remained affected by floods.
The number of affected population was 5.35 lakh in 20 districts on Monday.
The worst-hit district is Sribhumi with 2,31,536 affected people, followed by Nagaon with 99,819 flood-hit population and Cachar with 89,344 people.
A total of 223 relief camps are operational, providing shelter to 39,746 displaced people, while another 288 relief distribution centres are also functional.
Cropland of 14,739 hectares has been inundated.
The Brahmaputra river is flowing above the danger level at Neamatighat and Tezpur, Burhidihing at Chenimari and Khowang, Kopili at Kampur and Dharamtul, Barak at Fulertal, AP Ghat and BP Ghat, Rukni at Dholai, Dhaleswari at Gharmura and Kushiyara at Sribhumi.
Two embankments have been breached and three damaged or affected, besides damage to roads, bridges, houses and other infrastructure, the ASDMA bulletin said.
It added that one district continued to be affected by 'urban flood' with 617 people reeling under it.
Road, railway and ferry services continued to be disrupted at different places.
In Guwahati, as part of 'flood-free mission', the authorities demolished the building of the Institute of Cooperative Management to clear encroachment along a waterbody known as Silsako beel.
Department of housing and urban affairs minister Jayanta Malla Baruah, overseeing the drive, said the administration is in the process of clearing encroachment of water bodies, besides other steps to solve the waterlogging problem of the city.
The Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati had issued an 'orange alert' for the four districts of Dhubri, South Salmara Mankachar, Goalpara and Kokrajhar for Tuesday.
An 'orange alert' implies 'be prepared to take action' and is sounded when thunderstorms and lightning accompanied by gusty wind reaching wind speed 30 to 40 kmph with heavy to very heavy rainfall are likely to occur at isolated places.
Meanwhile, briefing Modi over the phone, Sarma informed him how continuous rainfall in Assam and adjoining states has led to flooding and impacted the people.
"A short while ago, Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji called me to enquire about the current flood situation in Assam," Sarma said in a post on X.
He also apprised the prime minister of the relief operation undertaken by the state government.
"The Hon'ble PM expressed concern and assured full support from the Central Government for our relief and rehabilitation efforts," Sarma said.
"Grateful for his guidance and unwavering support to the people of Assam," the CM added.
Nadda, also in a post on X, expressed deep concern for the people affected by the continuous heavy rainfall in parts of the northeastern states.
"I have directed BJP state units and karyakartas to provide all possible assistance in accordance with the issued guidelines. I urge everyone in the affected areas to take necessary precautions, avoid unnecessary travel and follow the advisories from local authorities," he added.
Manipur
Over 56,000 people have been affected by flash floods triggered by overflowing rivers and embankment breaches in Manipur, an official statement said on Tuesday.
It said that 10,477 houses have been damaged and 56,516 people affected by the floods.
One person went missing after being swept away by a river in Imphal East district on Monday, it said, adding that 2,913 people have been evacuated from the affected areas.
A fresh breach of embankment was reported at Bashikhong in Imphal East district after the Kongba river breached its embankments on Monday, officials said.
At least 57 relief camps have been opened for affected people mostly in Imphal East district, which is the worst flood-affected district in the state.
Ninety-three landslides have been reported in the last five days across the state.
Several localities in the state's capital Imphal, and many parts of Imphal East district have been inundated after a swollen river breached embankments and overflowed in Khurai, Heingang and Checkon areas.
Mizoram
Mizoram has reported five deaths in the current wave of landslides, house collapse and other calamities triggered by heavy rains in the last 10 days, the state's Disaster Management and Rehabilitation department said on Tuesday.
Data shared by the department said that three people died in Champhai district and one each in Aizawl and Serchhip districts due to collapse of houses and walls caused by landslides and flash floods.
The state also reported 552 landslides at several places, while 152 houses have collapsed or have been damaged due to rain during the same period, it said.
One hundred and ninety-eight families have abandoned their houses due to landslides or fissures and 92 others evacuated their homes due to floods, it said.
Of the total 11 districts, east Mizoram's Champhai district, which shares a border with Myanmar, faced the brunt of the current monsoon reporting three deaths, 209 landslides, 9 house damages and evacuation of 14 families, it said.
Serchhip district reported one fatality, 75 landslides, 27 house damages and 132 families abandoned their houses due to landslides, fissures and floods, the data said.
Eighteen landslides were reported in Aizawl district, while 13 houses have collapsed or have been damaged and 17 others have been abandoned, it said.
Khawzawl district reported 75 landslides, Lunglei district (60) and south Mizoram's Siaha district reported 53 landslides, it said.
At least 29 houses collapsed or were damaged in Siaha district, 23 in Kolasib district, 18 in Lunglei district and 9 in Khawzawl district, the data said.
All schools in the state except those in Saitual district remained shut on Tuesday due to rain.
Officials said that more than a hundred trucks carrying essential commodities to the southern districts were stranded in Serchhip.
A report by the IMD said that Aizawl district received 253.7 mm of rainfall in the last three days, followed by Khawzawl district 248.33 mm and Siaha district received 241.5 mm of rainfall during the same period.
Light to moderate rainfall is predicted in the coming five days, the report said.
Sikkim
Thirty-four people were evacuated from landslide hit Chhaten in North Sikkim on Tuesday, officials said.
Two MI-17 V5 helicopters completed the evacuation mission landing safely at Pakyong Airport near here with 34 people on board, officials said.
Among those rescued were injured army personnel currently undergoing medical treatment, their family members and tourists stranded in the area, they added.
Earlier, a team of 23 National Disaster Response Force personnel were rushed to Chhaten in North Sikkim from here on helicopter on Tuesday for rescue and search operations for six soldiers missing after a landslide hit an army camp, officials said.
Three army personnel were killed and six soldiers went missing after a landslide hit a military camp at Chhaten.
The landslide, which occurred at 7 pm on Sunday near Lachen town in Mangan district, was triggered by heavy rainfall in the area.
"... A catastrophic landslide occurred following intense and continuous rainfall in the region causing the death of three combatants, identified as Havaldar Lakhwinder Singh, Lance Naik Munish Thakur, and Porter Abhishek Lakhada," an official statement said.
Bodies of the personnel have been recovered, while four other soldiers were rescued with minor injuries, the official said in a statement.
The NDRF team will aid in evacuation, rescue and the establishment of temporary communication lines.
The authorities have issued directives to explore alternate foot-access routes and assess the feasibility of helipad operations, depending on prevailing weather conditions.
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