Guwahati: Two persons have been killed in Guwahati while other 10 swept away in Carnafulu river in a remote location in Lunglei district of Mizoram due to flash floods and landslides caused due to incessant rains disrupting normal life in major towns of the north eastern region.
Kamrup Deputy Commissioner Dr M. Angamuthu informed that 2 people were killed in the city including a student and a man who were electrocuted on Zoo Road.
The district administration has also declared school holidays on Thursday in view of the incessant rains which submerged major parts of Guwahati.
The incessant rains that began on Tuesday morning blocked the two main arterial routes in the city, triggering traffic congestion and submerging several localities.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was to go to Karbi Anglong to address two public rallies regarding the forthcoming election to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).
The programme was cancelled as the chopper he was supposed to take failed to take off due to heavy rains.
He even failed to reach his office at Janata Bhavan in Assam’s Dispur area due to water logging on roads.The administration ordered the closure of schools and other educational institutions on Wednesday. There were reports of landslides from some areas in the city.
Meanwhile at least 10 persons were feared killed when they were swept away by surging waters of a river in Mizoram on Tuesday, the state police said.
While one body was fished out, search is on for the remaining persons, the police added. The north-east hill state has been witnessing incessant rain and resultant landslides in various parts since Sunday.
Official estimates said flash floods have submerged and damaged over 400 houses in the three districts since Sunday. The state has remained cut off by road as NH-54, which connects Mizoram to Assam, also was damaged by hard rain.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had to cancel his scheduled aerial visit to the India-Myanmar border in the state on Tuesday as the chopper carrying him failed to take off due to heavy rain.
He later reached Aizawl airport by road and returned to New Delhi. (UNI)
