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Assam: 71 dead in three districts after Nagaland rains
At least 71 people died in Assam's Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat districts after extreme rainfall in Nagaland's Mon district triggered flash floods on July 19-20, 2026. The deluge, described as one of…
The Story in Brief
At least 71 people died in Assam's Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat districts after extreme rainfall in Nagaland's Mon district triggered flash floods on July 19-20, 2026. The deluge, described as one of Assam's worst localised floods since the 1950s, killed 11 in Mon town and submerged more than 80% of Sivasagar and Charaideo. Over 7.21 lakh people were affected across 16 districts, with 94% of the affected in these three. Villages such as Bihubar Nepalikhuti were buried under four feet of silt. Railway services between eastern Assam and the rest of the state remained snapped for nearly a fortnight.
The Indian Opinion
Chief Minister Sarma called the slow seven-day response 'understandable' because these districts are not traditionally flood-prone. But a one-size-fits-all disaster plan leaves every new danger zone vulnerable. The real test is whether Assam and Nagaland will now share real-time river and rainfall data across the border. The rainfall figures from Mon district will tell us if this was truly unforeseeable or just unmonitored.
Source: thehindu.com
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