30 Dead In 2 Days In Northeast After Flash Floods, Heavy Rain, Landslides

Seven members of two families were killed in Arunachal Pradesh's East Kameng district after their car was swept off the road following a landslide.

Guwahati:

At least 30 people have died in the northeast in the last two days following landslides and flash floods. Today, fourteen people have died across the region in landslides and flash floods. Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram have been affected by landslides and flash floods. At least 60,000 people have been impacted in 12 districts of Assam.

Five people were killed in Assam, nine died in flash floods and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh. Seven members of two families were killed in Arunachal Pradesh's East Kameng district after their car was swept off the road following a landslide.

The weather office has issued a red and orange alert for parts of Assam and an orange and yellow alert for the rest of the northeast.

In Assam, five people were killed in landslides in the last 24 hours following incessant rain that led to floods in six districts, affecting over 10,000 people. 

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