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Over a dozen killed as monsoon flooding and landslides pound Northeast India and Kerala

Rescue teams operate under red alerts from the IMD with continuous heavy rain impacting multiple states

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Overview

  • The India Meteorological Department has issued red alerts for multiple districts in Assam, Meghalaya and Kerala, forecasting continued downpours and gusty winds.
  • At least 13 people have died in the northeastern states in the past 24 hours from landslides, flash floods and rockfalls, and four fatalities have been reported in Kerala from rain-related incidents.
  • Over 12,000 residents in Assam's six most affected districts have been displaced by flooding, with relief camps set up and NDRF teams conducting evacuations.
  • Highways in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh remain blocked by landslides, and a vehicle swept off Bana-Seppa Road claimed seven lives as roads were engulfed by sliding earth.
  • Forecasts predict isolated extremely heavy rainfall through June 3, keeping emergency services on high alert for further floods and landslides.