Monsoon rains have battered parts of Assam in India’s northeast. Landslides have left five people dead and urban flooding has affected thousands.
At least five people were killed in India’s northeastern state of Assam as torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and floods, disaster management officials said on Saturday.
A red alert warning has been issued for 12 districts across the state with incessant rains over the last few days leading to urban flooding.
Situation not good, says Assam chief minister
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) released a report saying that urban flooding in three districts has affected a total of 10,150 people.
The five deaths occured in a landslide in the Kamrup Metro district, which was caused by the monsoon rain.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the media on Friday that the situation in the state is not good.
He said that rescue teams have been deployed.
“We have been reviewing the impending situation for the last three days,” Sarma said in a statement, adding that supplies of rice had been dispatched as food aid.
Safety advisory issued for parts of Assam
Schools and colleges in some of the affected areas have been shut.
The ASDMA has also issued advisories asking residents to remain indoors.
The annual monsoon season in India begins in June and lasts till September.
It offers respite from scorching summers, however, it also causes damage to life and property.
Scores of deaths have been reported in the past during the rainy season, across the world’s most populous country.
Edited by: Wesley Dockery
DW News
