Five people have lost their lives, news agency due to landslides in Assam in the last 24 hours PTI Reported, around 2,000 others affected Saturday as heavy rains. Six districts were experiencing flood -like situation, and Urban Affairs Minister Jayant Mala Barua said on Friday that many agencies were working to provide relief and rescue to the affected people.
According to IMD forecast, the neighboring Meghalaya is likely to receive very heavy rains in the next few hours. Eastern Genthia Hills, Southwest Khasi Hills, East Khasi Hills, West Jayantia Hills, South Garo Hills, Eastern West Khasi Hills, Re-Bhoi, South West Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills, West Garo Hills, East Garo Hills, and North Gor Hills, and North Gor Hills are very prone to light rains.
The forecast states that wet weather conditions will be accompanied by thunderstorms, electricity, and strong winds, the speed reaches 30–40 km per hour, continues in the next 3-4 days, stated in the forecast.
To help people track the change in weather more efficiently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has launched a WhatsApp channel, IMD Shillong-Meghalaya.
‘Red Alert’ in Assam
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said that on Friday, there seemed to be a ‘red alert’ in 18 districts, in which the state was facing ‘unusual status’, which is caused by large -scale cloud cover in many parts of the Northeast, which is caused by A, ANIVAT MONTPORES in many parts of the Northeast, which in many parts of the East, in many parts of the East, A, A. In parts, A ‘due to an’ unusual situation, due to a ‘unusual position’, in many parts of the Northeast, a ‘unusual position’, in many parts of the Northeast, one ‘ PTI The report states.
Heavy rainfall has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, which in Assam, especially in Guwahati, which is in the grip of large -scale waterfall, said CM Sarma.
Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta, Bongiagaon, Bajali, Tamulpur, Daran and Udalguri of Assam are on ‘Red Alert’ for Saturday.
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Among five deaths, three were women in the Bonda area on the outskirts of Guwahati, Urban Affairs Minister Jayant Malla Barua told PTIThe Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that all five deaths have been reported from the metropolitan district.
As PTIASDMA Bulletin said that floods in urban areas have been reported in five revenue circles of three districts – Kamup metropolitan, compel and kachar. About 10,150 people have been affected, with two camps and a relief distribution center opened. Bulletin states that floods in urban areas have also been reported in eight revenue circles of Dhamaji, Lakhimpur and Golaghat. Bulletin stated that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were emptying people in various affected parts.
On Saturday, special casual leave has been announced for government employees of Kamup and Kamap metropolitan districts, who will have to cover some distance to reach their offices. Educational institutions in both the districts have also been closed on Saturday.
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