Heavy rain causes floods in parts of Assam, 5 killed in landslides

NDRF personnel carry a rescue boat to move people to a safer place at an area inundated with rainwater after heavy rainfall, in Guwahati, Assam, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (PTI Photo)

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• Floods in urban areas have also been reported in eight revenue circles of three districts, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Golaghat, the bulletin said.
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• Nearly 2,000 people have been affected, though no camps or relief distribution centres are operational in the flood-hit urban areas till now. One ‘ring bandh’ (a type of dyke) has been breached under the North Lakhimpur revenue circle.
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• NDRF and SDRF personnel have been evacuating people in different affected parts, the bulletin added.
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• As per the Regional Meteorological Department data on Friday, Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Bajali, Tamulpur, Darrang and Udalguri are on 'red alert' for Saturday.
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• A 'red alert' was sounded for as many as 18 districts on Friday, with the state facing an 'abnormal situation' due to incessant downpours caused by massive cloud cover over several parts of the northeast, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said.
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• 'Red alert' implies 'warning/take action', and the districts with such a warning may witness heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places, and squally winds with speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph.
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• Heavy rainfall has also been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, aggravating the situation in Assam, especially in Guwahati, which has been hit by massive waterlogging, he said.
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• Special casual leave has been announced for government employees of Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan districts on Saturday, who have to commute some distance to reach their offices.
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• Educational institutions have also been closed in the two districts on Saturday.
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• Flight services at Guwahati airport were affected on Friday due to heavy rain and gusty winds, the officials said.