3,802 people affected, 883 houses damaged as heavy rain batters Manipur

Heavy rain in Manipur causes floods and landslides, affecting 3,802 people and damaging 883 houses in 48 hours.

Heavy rain wreaked havoc in Manipur, with 3,802 people affected and 883 houses damaged due to floods and landslides across the state in the last 48 hours, officials said on Sunday (June 1, 2025).

Several localities of the state's capital Imphal and many parts of Imphal East district have been inundated after a swollen river breached embankments and overflowed in Khurai, Heingang and Checkon areas, they said.

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Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla visited several inundated areas of Imphal town even as the army and Assam Rifles personnel rescued nearly 800 people from submerged localities in Imphal East, the worst-affected district, they said.

Bhalla, accompanied by Chief Secretary P.K. Singh and other senior officials, visited Kangla Nongpok Thong, Lairikyengbam Leikai, and Singjamei Bridge in Imphal and assessed the overall situation, a Raj Bhavan statement said.

“At least 3802 people have been affected and 883 houses damaged in the last 48 hours as a result of floods and landslides in the State. Altogether, 3,275 localities or villages have been hit by heavy rain till Saturday (May 31, 2025) evening. Two persons have also been injured. The death of 64 animals has been reported,” an official said.

Overall, 12 landslides occurred across the state so far, he said.