Floods, landslides affect several Arunachal districts
Upper Siang recorded landslides at 16 locations. Flash floods hit six districts in Arunachal; one dead, four missingDuring the past 24 hours, flooding, landslides, and rockslides were reported from Changlang, Upper Subansiri, and East Kameng districts.Officials said the rain-induced disasters have claimed four lives in the State so far. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, and the armed forces have been conducting relief and rescue operations.
- ▪Upper Siang recorded landslides at 16 locations.
- ▪Flash floods hit six districts in Arunachal; one dead, four missingDuring the past 24 hours, flooding, landslides, and rockslides were reported from Changlang, Upper Subansiri, and East Kameng districts.Officials said the rain-induced disas
- ▪Teams from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, and the armed forces have been conducting relief and rescue operations.
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More than 94,200 people in Arunachal Pradesh across 333 villages in 26 districts have been affected by fresh spells of heavy rainfall, triggering floods and landslides.Also read | Landslide dams river in rain-battered Arunachal, warning for Assam downstreamThe monsoonal fury has damaged infrastructure and crops across these districts, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said in its latest report.According to the SEOC, Upper Siang was the worst-hit district, followed by Siang and Kra-Daadi. Upper Siang recorded landslides at 16 locations.
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