More than 100 killed in the northeastern Indian flood

More than 100 killed in the northeastern Indian flood

By Krishneel Nair
Wednesday 22/06/2022
Flood-affected people walk to safer places from their marooned Tarabari village, west of Gauhati, in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam

At least 114 people have been killed in northeastern India and Bangladesh after heavy monsoon rains led to heavy flooding and landslides.

The death toll in the Indian northeastern state of Assam increased to 82, with 11 more deaths on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, in Bangladesh, the number of deaths has risen to 32.

More than 4.8 million from the 32 district of Assam have been affected.

This was one of the worst floods to hit the region in several decades.

More than 231,000 people from the low-lying areas have been evacuated and placed in over 1,000 makeshift relief camps.

The severe flood brought down mobile towers, power lines and washed away roads.

Last month Assam and Arunachal Pradesh witnessed floods and mudslides that killed dozens and damaged fields of crops.

UNICEF has already dispatched 400,000 water purification tablets that can support 80,000 households with clean water for a week.

[source: CBS News]

FEATURE NEWS
Suspended DPP Pryde withdraws from Tribunal hearing, Acting Chief Justice yet to respond
Suspended Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde says until his salary has been restored to allow him to adequately defend himself, he is ...
4 hours ago
LATEST NEWS
245 passengers rescued after MV Lomaiviti Princess 7 runs aground
245 passengers from the Lomaiviti Princess 7 were safely transferred to the MV Lady Daya this morning after the vessel ran aground on a reef south of ...
29 minutes ago

Mother of 5 overcomes obstacles to graduate from Corpus Christi College
Mother of five, Miriam Vasu had to balance life between studying and attending to her children's needs to graduate today with a Diploma in Primary ...
41 minutes ago

Tamil language to be taught at Penang Sangam and Sangam Primary School
Students who wish to learn the Tamil language now have the opportunity as the High Commission of India to Fiji has launched a Tamil teaching language ...
1 hour ago

Sun Insurance records $5.06 million profit
Sun Insurance Company Ltd has recorded an unaudited post tax profit of $5.06 million compared to last year the unaudited post tax profit stood at ...
2 hours ago

Police seek help in locating 74-yr-old Seruwaia Roqara
Police are seeking assistance in locating 74-year-old Seruwaia Roqara who was reported missing at the Nausori Police Station. They say Roqara was ...
2 hours ago



fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
yb
IN DEPTH
Doctor Alipate Vakamocea on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Fiji Medical Association President, Doctor Alipate Vakamocea will appear on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan The show will focus on ...
13 days ago

Mangal and Akauola on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
Adult Teen Challenge Fiji Executive Director, Hemraj Mangal and Director, Matai Akauola appear on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan The ...
13 days ago

Sporting federations demand answers from FASANOC
National sporting federations who are part of Fiji Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee or FASANOC, are still calling for answers and ...
20 days ago

TOP