Authorities have recovered three bodies including those of combatants after a landslide struck the Chatten area of North Sikkim on Sunday evening, said an official release of the army.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that a critical humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission was launched by the Indian Air Force, Central Armed Forces, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Government Forces in the Northeastern states due to rain-induced floods
In view of torrential rainfall triggering landslides, mudflows, and rockfalls across Aizawl district of Mizoram, authorities have ordered closure of all schools in the district on Monday, June 2, for student safety.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed grief over the deaths caused by heavy rains and floods in northeastern states, including Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, affecting lakhs of people.
Stranded tourists in Lachung are now being actively evacuated through a coordinated effort involving the police, residents, forest personnel, and the Lachung Hotel Association.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted a critical Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operation early this morning, rescuing 14 individuals stranded in the flooded Bomjir River in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Dibang Valley.
As heavy rains continued to lash parts of Northeast India, the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, and Manipur Fire Service launched extensive rescue operations in flood-affected areas, rescuing over 1,500 people across various districts.
Triggered by intense moisture incursion, the heavy to extremely heavy rainfall has disrupted connectivity, inundated low-lying areas, and forced thousands into relief camps, even as authorities brace for more downpours in the coming days.
Atleast 10 people have died in Assam due to drowning, with two more people, including a child drowning in Assam's Cachar and Sribhumi district on Sunday.
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma convened a review meeting on Sunday at the CM's Conference Hall in Aizawl to assess the various disasters currently affecting Mizoram.
Amidst rising water levels caused by continuous rainfall in Agartala, Assam Rifles launched swift rescue operations on June 1 in the general areas of Chandrapur and Resham Bagan under Sadar Subdivision, West Tripura.
According to officials, due to heavy outbursts of rainfall, six buildings and one Assam-type house in Chandmary and Bazar areas in Mizoram's Lawngtlai district were affected on Saturday evening. The district administration has rescued the people from the debris.