
An area inundated with
rainwater after heavy rainfall, in Guwahati, Assam, Saturday, May 31, 2025.
(PTI Photo)
- GUWAHATI — Five persons have been killed in landslides in Assam in the last 24
hours as incessant rain has led to floods in six districts, an official bulletin said on Saturday.
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- The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said
all five deaths have been reported from the Kamrup Metropolitan district.
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- Urban Affairs Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah had on Friday
said that three women were killed in a landslide in Bonda area on the outskirts
of Guwahati.
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- He had said that several agencies were working to provide
relief and rescue to affected people as massive waterlogging was reported from
most localities in the city on Friday.
Related: Alert in several Assam districts for heavy rain; Guwahati hit by massive waterlogging
- The ASDMA bulletin said floods in urban areas have been
reported in five revenue circles of three districts – Kamrup Metropolitan,
Kamrup and Cachar.
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- A total of 10,150 people have been affected, with two camps
and one relief distribution centre being opened.
