Shillong, June 10: Flood water washed away a wooden bridge connecting Jijika to Megua which is the border area of South Garo Hills and West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya.
Four people, including three minors, died in two different incidents of landslides in the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya early Thursday morning.
Rain-induced disasters have killed at least 43 people across three states – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya – since May this year. Floods in Assam claimed the lives of 27 of them.
Siddharth K. Ambedkar, the Superintendent of Police of South West Garo Hills district, said three members of a family were killed in a landslide at Jewalgre village under the Gambegre block in the adjoining West Garo Hills district. The area is under the jurisdiction of the South West Garo Hills district police.
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According to the local authorities, at least 10 villages under the Betasingh block have been affected due to the flood.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority has also issued an alert in a landslide and flood-prone areas after long hours of incessant rainfall across the State on Thursday, affecting surface communication temporarily.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded an orange alert for heavy rains in Assam till 12 June.
