Assam floods claim two more lives, Mizoram clocks 675 landslides

Floods, landslides, and mudslides wreak havoc in north-eastern India, claiming 50 lives and displacing thousands.

Large swathes of low-lying areas across the north-eastern region, primarily Assam and Manipur’s Imphal Valley, continued to reel under floods, while the hills of Mizoram witnessed more landslides and mudslides during the past 24 hours.

The disasters since the last week of May have claimed 50 lives so far. Assam accounted for the highest number of deaths at 19, five of them in landslides in and around Guwahati, followed by Arunachal Pradesh with 12, six each in Meghalaya and Mizoram, three in Sikkim, two in Tripura, and one each in Manipur and Nagaland.

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said two persons, including a minor, died on Wednesday (June 4, 2025), as the floods affected more than 6.79 lakh people - 46,309 more than the previous day - and damaged crops on 14,977.99 hectares across 21 districts.

Southern Assam’s Barak Valley, comprising the districts of Cachar, Hailakandi, and Sribhumi, remained the worst affected, accounting for 74% of the people impacted. According to the ASDMA bulletin, more than 1.53 lakh people have taken shelter across 405 relief camps and distribution centres.

In Manipur, the flood situation remained critical, with several rivers surpassing danger levels across the Imphal Valley. Officials said continuous heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours caused the Imphal River to rise to a critical level of 788.4 metres, 1.5 metres above the designated flood mark.

The Iril, Nambul, Thoubal, and other rivers were also flowing above flood levels.

The State Relief and Disaster Management Authority said over 1.6 lakh people have been affected across Manipur, while 35,245 houses and public infrastructure facilities have been damaged in 643 locations. At least 3,917 people were evacuated to safer areas, and 77 relief camps were established to shelter the displaced. The body of a 55-year-old man, swept away by the swollen Abulok River on Tuesday, was recovered.