Four northeastern states Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram hit by flooding

GUWAHATI: Following incessant rain in last couple of days, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur is witnessing flooding.
Several areas of upper Assam and Barak valley are flooded. Difolu River has been overflowing. Water has also covered some stretch of National Highway 37, the highway liking Upper Assam and Guwahati.

Around 700 to 800 metre of the national highway in Lotabari area is submerged. In Karimganj, flood waters have inundated several localities. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has launched rescue operations.

Kohora River is over-flowing and flood waters have entered Kaziranga National Park - a UNESCO’s world heritage site.

In Mizoram, rains have triggered landslide in some places. Vehicular movement along the Imphal-Jiribam national highway has been hampered due to this. Flood waters have affected normal life in Imphal East and West.

Floods have affected thousands of people in Tripura. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday visited North Tripura district to take stock of flood situation.

Tripura government has set up 76 relief camps across Tripura where around 13,000 people have taken shelter.