At least two people have died in different incidents in Manipur following landslide and flooding as cyclone Remal triggered heavy rainfall in the past 48 hours.
Both the Imphal and Nambul rivers — which flow through the Greater Imphal area and have been above the danger level since Tuesday — breached their banks in multiple areas, The Indian Express reported.
Two people were killed in the hill district of Senapati. Rescue operations are underway to evacuate those stranded in low-lying areas to higher ground.
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According to officials, a 34-year-old man died in a landslide on the Senapati-Thonglang Road and three others were injured and hospitalised in the same incident. Meanwhile, an 83-year-old woman drowned in the Senapati river.
Two minors were also injured during a landslide at Ukhrul on Tuesday.
‘Worst flood in Manipur’
“We are assessing the damage caused by the flood… Our officials monitoring the rescue operations are yet to submit their assessment reports. However, this is the worst flood Manipur witnessed since 1988 and 2015,” said the official of the State Relief and Disaster Management Department, adding that rescue operations are underway, IE reported.
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The flood, triggered by the landfall of cyclone Remal, has wreaked havoc in almost all the districts in Manipur with Imphal East being the most affected in the valley and Tamenglong in the hills.
Meanwhile, eight districts in Assam were also affected by floods on Wednesday, with nearly 150 people being moved to relief shelters in the Barak Valley districts of Karimganj and Cachar, which were also affected by river embankment breaches. One person in Karimganj also lost their life.