Floods wreak havoc in North-East, 32 dead in Sikkim and 3300 houses destroyed in Manipur; 14 lives saved by 'Mi-17'

Posted on 2nd Jun 2025 by rohit kumar

Rain has caused havoc in the Northeast. People in many states have been badly affected by the rain. At the same time, the monsoon has caused heavy devastation in Manipur. More than 9,000 people have been affected by the flood. Officials have given this information.

 

The official said 3,365 houses have been damaged due to the flood caused by continuous torrential rains in the last four days. In such a situation, 31 relief camps have been opened to reduce the difficulties of the people, most of which are in the Imphal East district.

 

Bad conditions due to rain in these districts

 

Senapati district as well as the Heingang, Wangkhei and Khurai assembly constituencies of Imphal East district are the most affected.

 

At the same time, many have died and many are injured due to continuous rain, floods, and landslides in the northeastern states of Assam, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Manipur.

 

32 people died in Sikkim

 

At the same time, tourists stranded in Sikkim are now being actively evacuated with the efforts of police, residents, forest personnel, and the Lachung Hotel Association. It is being told that 32 people have died.

 

Lachung Hotel Association President Gyatso Lachungpa is leading the evacuation operation at the ground level in collaboration with the local administration.

 

IAF took charge in Arunachal

 

Talking about Arunachal Pradesh, the army has now rescued 14 people in this state. The Indian Air Force (IAF) today successfully carried out an important Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operation, in which 14 persons stranded in the flooded Bomjir River in the lower Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh were rescued.

 

According to the Defense Public Relations Officer of Guwahati, the operation was launched in response to the urgent request of the state administrations of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

 

People stranded due to severe floods were evacuated to a safe place using IAF's Mi-17 helicopter. Seven people died due to floods on the National Highway in Seppa West Assembly constituency.

 

Amit Shah spoke to CMs of states.

 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to the Chief Ministers of Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh about the heavy rains in these states.

 

What does the Meteorological Department say?

 

The Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for Arunachal Pradesh for the coming week, till June 6. It is being told that there will be heavy rain till June 6

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