Rains claim 10 lives in Northeast, over 8.5 lakh affected in Assam floods
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)