Heavy rains batter Northeast India; landslides bring life to a halt

Already battling heavy rains, flash floods, landslides and more calamity over the past week, all of Northeast India is likely to see more inclement weather in the coming days, the weatherman has said.

The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast extremely heavy rains over parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. They also predict heavy rains over other parts of the Northeast, including Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura. 

“Widespread thundershowers with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over northeast India and adjoining Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next 5 days. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall also likely over Assam & Meghalaya during 16th -18th June; over Arunachal Pradesh on 16th and over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim on 16 th & 17th June, 2022,” the IMD said in a press release on June 16.