At least 30 killed in India’s northeast as rains trigger floods, landslides

According to Indian officials and media reports, at least 30 people have died in the northeast of India as a result of persistent monsoon rains over the weekend that caused floods and landslides.

Authorities in Assam state and neighboring Arunachal Pradesh reported at least eight fatalities on Sunday, with nine more in nearby Arunachal Pradesh and several others buried beneath the sludge and debris.

Authorities in Assam’s Guwahati reported that three members of one family were killed in a mudslide, which caused extensive flooding in many areas of the city, prolonged power outages, and the suspension of school and college classes on Saturday.

According to Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma, authorities have temporarily cut off electricity in a number of locations to reduce the risk of electrocution.

Five people died in the state of Mizoram in a landslide, and six others died in Meghalaya. Two deaths have also been confirmed by officials in the states of Nagaland and Tripura.

In a public statement, Meghalaya’s chief minister Conrad K. Sangma urged emergency teams to remain vigilant, “especially in landslide-prone and low-lying areas.”

In Manipur state, the Indian Army carried out a significant rescue operation, evacuating hundreds. The army stated that “people have been relocated to safer locations.” “We provided you with food, water, and essential medicines.”

The weather agency in India has issued a red alert for several northeastern districts as a result of the downpour that has been ongoing for three consecutive days.

Rivers in the area have bred their banks, severing access to many communities, including the Brahmaputra, which flows through India from the Himalayas into Bangladesh.

In India, which is crucial for agriculture but frequently fatal, is the June-to-September monsoon season, which is frequent and deadly. Every year, thousands of people die in the most populous nation on account of the excessive rainfall.

The earliest monsoon to arrive in Mumbai, the capital city of the western state of Maharashtra in more than 20 years, was reported by meteorologists last month when it was nearly two weeks before its usual start.