New Delhi: The monsoon mayhem continues in the northeastern and eastern states and over 100 people have died and lakhs have been affected. Manipur, West Bengal, Odisha are the most affected states.
The Centre has rushed National Disaster Response Force teams to Manipur for rescue and relief operations after 20 people were killed in a landslide on Saturday. Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to the Manipur Chief Minister and assured him of all help.
The landslide was triggered by incessant rainfall in the Zoumoal village. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju will visit the affected areas on Monday to take stock of the situation. Heavy rains have also led to flash floods and inundated many villages in the Chandel district.
In West Bengal, floodwaters have washed away National Highway 60 and a dam also broke by 30 feet causing a major flood in the area. It has been raining heavily in south Bengal after Cyclone Komen made landfall in neighbouring Bangladesh last week.
At least 48 people have been killed and 7 lakh have been affected by the rains in districts like Howrah, South 24 Parganas and Midnapore. Several parts of Kolkata is still under knee-deep water.
Several parts of Kolkata too remained under knee-deep water. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has spoken to Mamata Banerjee discussing about the flood in the state.
In the neighbouring state of Odisha, the situation is no different. Over 4 lakh people have been marooned due to massive floods in Odisha. The Met department said the flood situation has been aggravated by Cyclone Komen. Water from Bangladesh has entered North Odisha and inundated about 20 villages. The situation has turned worse due to heavy rainfall.
The flood fury continues in Himachal Pradesh after heavy rains triggered a landslide in Kangra district on Saturday. While the landslide damaged several houses in Dharamshala, flash floods have killed 4 people in the district so far. There has been massive damage to property and several cattle have been killed. Locals said financial help from the state government has been scarce with only a few thousand rupees being given to those affected.
The rain woes continue in Gujarat as heavy rains followed by floods have led to the death of 16,000 cattle. Numerous people were also stuck in the floods. The Army said it has evacuated more than 1,000 people to safer areas and provided them relief items.
Rains are wrecking havoc in Rajasthan as well. The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that 28 deaths have been reported in the state so far. Karanpur city received the maximum rain recording rainfall of 5 cm. Meanwhile, more than 12 villages remain flooded.
The civil administration has pressed 25 rescue teams into action to look into the situation. Eight NDRF teams have also been deployed.
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