Deadly landslides and flooding due to relentless rains over several days have resulted in at least 34 deaths in northern India, and several thousand people were evacuated.
Authorities have issued warnings of heavy rain, as well as warning residents in danger zones to stay alert.
In the past four days, torrential rains lashed parts of India’s northeast, causing havoc on a large scale. More than 1,000 tourists were evacuated in the Himalayan state of Sikkim on Monday by the rising floodwaters. Army soldiers were deployed to rescue more than 500 people stranded in flooded areas in Meghalaya. Floodwaters inundated homes and roads in the city of Silchar in Assam, where many of them were blocked by fallen trees.
Crisis Extends to Bangladesh
At least four members of a family were killed in a landslide in Bangladesh’s northeast Sylhet division. In other mountainous areas, hundreds of emergency tents were set up over the weekend as a precaution against conditions worsening.
Both countries’ governments have warned citizens of the potential for more landslides and flash flooding in the coming days. Citizens in danger zones have been asked to be vigilant.
Northeast India and Bangladesh are usually hit by violent monsoon rains, which tend to trigger deadly floods and landslides. These disasters hit millions of people every year, often killing people and displacing people in large numbers.
