Five houses and hotel collapsed in Mizoram, many people feared dead, five killed in Assam too

Monsoon has come to the nation ahead of time, is causing devastation in the northeast states. Several houses in Mizoram have been destroyed in the past 24 hours because of rain. Several people are feared dead as well. Meanwhile, in Assam, flood-like conditions prevailed in various parts following the rains. 5 people are also dead. Several states like Sikkim, Tripura, and Meghalaya have suffered greatly because of rain. 

Many people are feared dead after five 5houses and a hotel collapsed because of the landslide triggered by the heavy rains in South Mizoram's Lawngtlai town. The incident occurred at about 10:30 pm on Friday in the Bazar Veng and Chandmari area border in Lawngtlai, when the houses and hotels were hit by the landslide.

Officials said that many people from Myanmar staying in the hotel may be trapped under the debris. The local official said that the rescue operation is being carried out by the State Disaster Response Force (SRDF) and personnel of the 3rd Indian Reserve Battalion, along with volunteers of the Young Lai Association (YLA), the largest civil social organization in Lawngtlai district.

Due to heavy rains, many parts of Guwahati city are waterlogged. On the other hand, due to heavy rains in Sikkim, the Teesta River is in spate. Many areas are flooded. Due to heavy rains, life has been badly affected in many states of the Northeast.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), five people, including children, died due to landslide incidents in the Kamrup (Metro) district in the last 24 hours. As per reports this morning, a total of 3 districts and 5 revenue circles have been affected by urban flooding. The worst-affected districts include Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), and Cachar. 10,150 people have been affected in these districts.

Widespread light to moderate rainfall is likely to continue over Northeast India during the next one week. Heavy rainfall is likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till June 1. Heavy rainfall is also forecast over Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura during the next seven days. In addition, exceptionally heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Meghalaya on May 30. Light to moderate rainfall is forecast over South Peninsular India, over Kerala and Mahe, Karnataka, from May 30 to June 1.

Intermittent rains occurred in Tripura on Friday, due to which normal life was affected. The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rains and winds with speeds of 50 to 60 kmph in the state in the next 24 hours. On Thursday, a red alert was issued for three districts of the state, and two flights had to be cancelled due to bad weather, although flights remained normal on Friday.