INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
GUWAHATI: Three people were killed in landslides and one was swept away by floodwaters and is feared dead in Assam and Meghalaya in the last
24 hours even as the number of people affected by the deluge in Assam crossed 37,500 on Saturday evening.Two siblings, Cafinia Nongsiej (15)
and Maianylla Nongsiej (10), were buried alive in a landslide at Dommawlein in West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya
In Guwahati, daily wager Mukhtar Ali (34) lost his life when the guard wall of his rented house collapsed due to loosening of soil after
tributaries of the Brahmaputra have inundated many villages
The boy was untraceable till last reports came in.In Assam, 13 districts and subdivisions have been affected by the first wave of floods
this year, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said
About 34,000 people were affected by floods in the state till Friday
Central Water Commission data on Saturday, the Brahmaputra and its tributaries Puthimari and Kopili were flowing above the danger mark at
some places.Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on earth, and Nongstoin, both in Meghalaya, received rainfall of 21cm in the last 24
hours.The ASDMA bulletin said 37,535 people, including 16,313 women and 3,868 children, were affected by floods in Assam till Saturday
Altogether 146 villages in Assam are affected due to inundation caused by rivers and breach of embankments.
