Flood, landslides in north Bengal as heavy rain disrupts normal lives
The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) has announced temporary traffic restrictions on National Highway-10.
The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) has announced temporary traffic restrictions on National Highway-10.
Landslides were reported along the Siliguri-Mirik Road, while large parts of Matigara in the Siliguri subdivision were submerged.
The situation in the flood and landslide-affected hills, Terai, and Dooars regions in North Bengal stabilised further in the last 24 hours with no fresh casualties reported during the period.
There is a flood-like situation in Manikchak and Ratua areas of Malda district due to the breaching of embankments of Fulahar river.
Many survivors have now been living by the roadside or in makeshift shelters for several days, and they have been complaining about the mismanagement across the region.
The flood in Assam has so far claimed 93 lives, as two people died in Karimganj district in the last 24 hours, said the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
Most of the roads leading to the city were flooded with water. There was up to five-foot deep water on the Lucknow-Delhi Highway on Friday morning due to which traffic remained paralyzed for the second day today.
The State Disaster Management Department reports that landslips triggered by incessant rains have severely disrupted several districts, isolating communities and blocking roads, which has hampered relief efforts and access to essential services.
Floods and geological disasters triggered by recent heavy rainfall in east China's Jiangxi Province had impacted over 1.56 million people by Thursday evening, according to statistics revealed by local authorities.
Reports indicate that 95 out of 233 forest camps within Kaziranga have been inundated, forcing animals to seek refuge on higher ground or stray onto roads, posing risks to both wildlife and humans.
