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Flood Situation in NE Improves Barring Assam, 25 Dead

The Met department had issued a warning of heavy rainfall over the weekend which was later lifted.

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The overall flood situation in the north-east continued to improve today, except in Assam, where two more persons died, taking the death toll due to flood-related incidents in the region to 25, officials told PTI.

Snapshot
  • The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim
  • In Assam, 4.5 lakh people have been affected in the deluge across six districts.
1:13 PM , 19 Jun

Barring Assam, Flood Situation in NE Improves

The overall flood situation in the north-east continued to improve today, except in Assam, where two more persons died, taking the death toll due to flood-related incidents in the region to 25, officials told PTI.

While the water level in the rivers of Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur are receding, it is maintaining a rising trend in the six affected districts of Assam.

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10:08 AM , 18 Jun

Flood Situation in Tripura Improves, IAF Airlifts Supplies

The overall flood situation in Tripura showed significant improvement on Sunday, 17 June, with water receding in all the major rivers of the state. However, several localities still remained submerged in the Kailashahar sub-division

The Indian Air Force was called in to airlift supplies to the areas that were cut off by flood water. It has been able to provide a total of eight tons of relief material to Tripura's Kailashahar and Assam's Hailakandi areas, reported ANI.

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10:00 AM , 18 Jun

Thunderstorm, Rain Warning Over Western UP

The Indian Meteorological Department has warned that thunderstorm and rain accompanied with dust is likely to occur during the next two hours in several areas of Western Uttar Pradesh on Monday, 18 June, reported ANI.

10:16 PM , 15 Jun

BSF Troops Rescuing Stranded People in Assam, Mizoram

Troops of 150 Battalion of BSF deployed in Lunglei, Mizoram and 131 Battalion of BSF deployed at Dholchera, Cachar in Assam are rescuing people stranded due to flood in border areas of Mizoram and Barak Valley, reported ANI.

  • Visuals from Barak Valley.

    (Photo: ANI)

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Published: 09 Jun 2018, 3:48 PM IST
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