Over three dozen people have lost their lives, and more than two lakh have been affected across the northeastern states due to flash floods, heavy rains, and landslides caused by Cyclone Remal over the past few days.
Organisers claim that Saturday's demonstration marked the largest gathering since October 7, estimating a turnout of 120,000 individuals in Tel Aviv alone, although this figure remains unverified.
The water level of the Brahmaputra River has been rising following incessant rainfall in many parts of Assam and other neighbouring states in the past couple of days.
In response to the ongoing flood situation in Barak Valley in Assam, an additional team from the first Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed to the region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the kin of each deceased due to the natural disasters in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal.
This crisis traces back to the massive floods that ravaged Pakistan from July to September 2022, inundating a third of the country's districts. A confluence of climatic factors, including a warming ocean, culminated in this extreme rainfall event, significantly impacting 15 per cent of Pakis
Over three dozen people have lost their lives, and more than two lakh have been affected across the northeastern states due to flash floods, heavy rains, and landslides caused by Cyclone Remal over the past four days.
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in several parts of Manipur, including Imphal. This occurred after Cyclone Remal triggered continuous rainfall in the state.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "grim" flood situation in Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, and Sikkim on Friday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for assuring complete support of the Centre in these trying times as the state witnesses natural disasters triggered by Cyclone Remal.
"Inspected the situation on the ground at Ima Market and nearby areas along with my cabinet colleagues and MLAs," Singh said in a post on 'X' in the early hours of Friday.
The flood situation in Assam on Thursday has deteriorated, as nearly 2 lakh people, including 36,000 children from 9 districts of the state have been affected in the deluge.