More than 220 people died and millions were affected by the heavy monsoon rains that hit the Indiaand which have caused severe flooding and landslides in the northeastern regions.
The worst-affected state is northeastern Assam, where heavy rainfall and flooding have caused 160 deaths in the last three weeks, including one in the last 24 hours, according to the latest data from the state-run State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). in English).
In addition, the rains continue to affect more than 1.3 million people, of which just over 150,000 remain housed in relief camps, reported the ASDMA.
According to this report, at least 16,000 houses were damaged or completely destroyed since the resurgence of the rains in mid-June.
The intense monsoon rains that hit the Asian country also left nearly fifty dead in northeastern Manipur, where they caused a massive landslide last week that affected a military camp.
The rescue work continued this Monday, recovering 47 lifeless bodies, while another 14 people are still missing, the Itanagar National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), in charge of the operation, reported today on Twitter.
Various states reached
Another of the states hardest hit by the monsoon is the neighboring region of Meghalaya, where authorities reported 20 deaths from floods and landslides in recent weeks, including a member of the rescue teams and several children.
Also the northern region of Uttarakhand, and the northeastern Sikkim, reported 1 and 3 deaths last week, all of them caused by landslides, reported in its latest bulletin the Disaster Management Division of the Indian Ministry of the Interior.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) lowered the rain warning level from yellow to green for most states in northeastern India from Wednesday as of Wednesday.
Instead, it warns of heavy rainfall in the west and northwest of the country that could trigger further flooding and landslides.
These incidents are common in South Asia during the monsoon season, between May and September, when they usually cause hundreds of deaths and millions of people affected.
These rains, which are at the same time essential for agriculture in the region, represent more than 60% of the annual rainfall in India, which produces key foods such as rice and maize at this time.