Several Missing, 10 died…
On Wednesday, as many as 10 people died and almost 34,000 have been displaced due to the worst disaster situation in Tripura, officials have said.
The authorities said, so far, over 34,000 people of more than 6,600 families have taken shelter in camps across 8 districts, while over 1,000 houses were damaged in the floods.
CM Manik Saha talked with Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the phone and apprised him about the prevailing flood situation in the state.
He sought the deployment of additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel.
The 10 deaths, including a 12-year-old girl, were reported from South Tripura, Gomati, and Khowai districts, according to officials.
Officials said that at least nine people, including three members of a family, were killed and two persons were injured in separate incidents of landslides and drowning following incessant rains in Tripura during the past 48 hours.
In Tripura, The Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) has cancelled 10 local trains.
An NFR spokesman said that due to heavy rains, railway tracks were damaged in Gomati district. They are asking the railway authority to cancel these trains.
Four columns of Assam Rifles were deployed in different districts following the requisition from state administrations, a defense spokesperson said.
They are working in close coordination with the civil administration to rescue civilians stranded due to floods, the official added.
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