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A man walks past a road partially washed away after heavy rainfall, in Guwahati, Assam on Saturday. According to the IMD forecast, light to moderate rains are very likely in parts of Meghalaya over the next hour. (PTI Photo)
Five people have lost their lives due to landslides in Assam in the past 24 hours, news agency PTI reported, with nearly 2,000 others affected as heavy rains battered the state on Saturday. Six districts were experiencing a flood-like situation, and Urban Affairs Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah Friday said that several agencies were working to provide relief and rescue to affected people.
According to the IMD forecast, neighbouring Meghalaya is likely to witness heavy rainfall. Light to moderate rains are very likely over parts of East Jaintia Hills, South West Khasi Hills, East Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills, South Garo Hills, Eastern West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi, South West Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills, West Garo Hills, East Garo Hills, and North Garo Hills, over the next hour.
To help the people track the weather changes 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 a ‘red alert’ was sounded in 18 districts on Friday, with the state facing an ‘abnormal situation’ due to incessant downpours caused by massive cloud cover over several parts of the northeast, a PTI report said.
Heavy rainfall has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, aggravating the situation in Assam, especially in Guwahati, which has been hit by massive waterlogging, CM Sarma stated.
Assam’s Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Bajali, Tamulpur, Darrang and Udalguri are on ‘red alert’ for Saturday.
Among the five deaths, three were women in Bonda area on the outskirts of Guwahati, Urban Affairs Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah told PTI. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said all five deaths have been reported from the Kamrup Metropolitan district.
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According to PTI, the ASDMA bulletin said floods in urban areas have been reported in five revenue circles of three districts – Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup and Cachar. About 10,150 people have been affected, with two camps and one relief distribution centre being opened. Floods in urban areas have also been reported in eight revenue circles of three districts, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Golaghat, the bulletin stated. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel were evacuating people in different affected parts, the bulletin added.
Special casual leave has been announced for government employees of Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan districts on Saturday, who have to commute some distance to reach their offices. Educational institutions have too been closed in the two districts on Saturday.
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