Guwahati to Imphal – floods and landslides kill 28 across rain-battered Northeast

Seven people were killed in Arunachal Pradesh after a landslide on the National Highway 13 swept a vehicle into a gorge along the stretch from Bana and Seppa in East Kameng district on Friday night. In another landslide-related incident, two people were killed in the Lower Subansiri district.

A damaged car lies on a roadside after a portion of boundary wall of a school collapsed following heavy rainfall, in Guwahati, Assam, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (PTI Photo)

MLA Mama Natung, in whose constituency the former incident had taken place, said, “My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families during this difficult time. I request everyone to remain vigilant and avoid travelling at night during the monsoon season.”

In Assam, Guwahati city was brought to its knees by urban floods and five people were killed in a landslide in Bonda, on the outskirts. Schools and colleges were shut on Saturday in Guwahati and Kamrup district, and the state government announced a special casual leave for its employees who have to travel to work.

On Saturday, floods affected a total of 12 districts in the state, and three people died in flood-related incidents in Golaghat and Lakhimpur districts.

As of Saturday afternoon, the Mizoram State Disaster Management Authority reported landslides at 113 locations across the state, and five people were reported killed.

The Meghalaya State Disaster Management Authority also reported six deaths in the state over the past two days. A truck driver in Nagaland was killed in a rockfall incident in the Chumoukedima district on Friday.

In Manipur, the banks of the Imphal River were breached, inundating a large area of Imphal East district. Flash floods and landslides were reported in the hill districts of Senapati, Ukhrul, Tamenglong, Noney, and Pherzawl. According to the state’s relief and disaster management department, 277 people have been evacuated and relocated to eight relief camps in the state.