At least 34 dead in India’s north-east after heavy floods
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BHUBANESWAR/DHAKA – At least 34 people have died in India’s north-eastern region after heavy floods caused landslides over the last four days, the authorities and media said on June 2, with the weather department predicting more heavy rain.
More than a thousand tourists trapped in the Himalayan state of Sikkim were being evacuated on June 2, a government statement said. Army rescue teams were deployed in Meghalaya state to rescue more than 500 people stranded in flooded areas.
In neighbouring Bangladesh, at least four members of a family were killed in a landslide in the north-eastern district of Sylhet, while hundreds of shelters were opened across the hilly districts of Rangamati, Bandarban, and Khagrachhari on June 1.
The authorities have warned of further landslides and flash floods, urging residents in vulnerable areas to remain alert.
India’s north-east and Bangladesh are prone to torrential rains that set off deadly landslides and flash floods
Roads and houses in Assam’s Silchar city were flooded, visuals from news agency ANI showed, and fallen trees littered the roads.
Silchar resident Sonu Devi told ANI: “We are facing a lot of challenges. I have a child, their bed is submerged in water. What will we do in such a situation? We keep ourselves awake throughout the night.” REUTERS
