In the Northeast, while six people died in Assam, two each lost their lives in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in rain-related incidents.
Heavy monsoon showers triggered landslides and house collapse in parts of the Northeast, claiming at least 10 lives and leaving over 8.5 lakh in Assam reeling under floods on Friday, while rain-related incidents killed 14 people in Uttar Pradesh in past nine days.
In the Northeast, while six people died in Assam, two each lost their lives in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in rain-related incidents.
The flood situation in Assam remained grim with 21 of the state's 33 districts battling the raging waters of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries. The floods have led to death of six persons and affected 8.7 lakh people.
The swirling flood waters have forced the railway authority to control train services due to "settlement of tracks" in the Lumding-Badarpur hill section.
Officials said the Army was called in in Baksa district to assist the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force for rescuing people.
The ASDMA said nearly 800 villages in 41 revenue circles are under water and about 2,000 marooned people have been put up in 53 relief camps and relief distribution centres. The Kaziranga National Park, the famed habitat of the Great Indian Rhino and a World Heritage site, has been affected too.
The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Nimatighat in Jorhat and Tezpur in Sonitpur, while Dikhow river has breached the danger mark at Sivsagar town, Dhansiri river at Numaligarh in Golaghat, Jia Bharali at NT Road Crossing in Sonitpur, Puthimari at NH Road Crossing in Kamrup and Beki river at Road Bridge in Barpeta.
In Mizoram, two men drowned and 390 houses submerged in floods triggered by incessant rain across Mizoram. Disaster management and rehabilitation officials said landslides made many places inaccessible.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
1. Several areas have been cutoff from the rest of the state
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Several areas of the district have been cutoff from the rest of the state due to road blocks caused by landslides. Power supply was also disrupted in many areas across the state.
In Arunachal Pradesh, two students got buried alive and two others injured after a boundary wall of a government school hostel collapsed in Tawang district due to landslides triggered by incessant downpours.
With the state capital witnessing landslides, mudslides and road blockades due to heavy rainfall for several days, the district administration has ordered closure of all schools in Itanagar till Sunday. (Photo: ANI)
2. Rickshaw puller carries a commuter through flooded street
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Rickshaw puller carries a commuter through the flooded street during heavy rainfall in Agartala.
The swelling water of Khawthlangtuipui river, also known as the Karnaphuli, has submerged at least 390 houses in six villages of Lunglei district. A total of 119 families have been rescued from one of the affected villages.
Sikkim was cut off from the rest of the country as multiple landslides triggered by heavy and continuous rainfall at several places blocked the arterial NH-31A, officials said. The state has been cut off from the rest of the country since Thursday noon, officials of General Reserve Engineering Force of the BSF said. (Photo: AFP)
3. Woman throws water from her waterlogged house
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Woman throws water from her waterlogged house following monsoon rain in Samarnagar area in Siliguri on July 12.
Floods from monsoon rains in Assam have killed 6 people and marooned more than 400,000 in 740 villages. (Photo: AFP)
4. Children paddle a raft through floodwaters
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Children paddle a raft through floodwaters at Kalgachia in Barpeta district in Assam.
Several people have lost lives after torrential monsoon rains induced floods and landslides. (Photo: AFP)
