According to authorities and media on Monday, at least 24 lives have been lost in India’s northeastern region after heavy floods caused landslides over the last four days. Following this disaster, the weather department predicted more heavy rain.
Over a thousand tourists trapped in the Himalayan state of Sikkim were being evacuated on Monday, a government statement said, and army rescue teams were pressed into service in Meghalaya state to rescue more than 500 people stranded in flooded areas.
In neighbouring Bangladesh, at least four family members were killed in a landslide in the northeastern district of Sylhet, and hundreds of shelters were opened across the hilly districts of Rangamati, Bandarban, and Khagrachhari on Sunday.
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Authorities have issued a warning of more landslides and flash floods, advising residents in high-risk areas to remain vigilant.
Every year, torrential rains cause fatal landslides and flash floods in India’s northeast and Bangladesh, affecting millions of people. Roads and houses in Silchar, Assam, were inundated, according to images from news agency ANI, and fallen trees littered the streets.
