National News: These days, nature is showing its fiercest form in Northeast India. The torrential rains in Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya for the last few days have caused rivers to swell, mountains to break, and human life to almost standstill. State governments are on alert mode, but the pace of rain is faster than relief.
Sikkim: Holiday turns into horror; more than 1500 tourists stranded
Lachen and Lachung of the Mangan district are famous for tourism, but now these places have become a symbol of fear and helplessness for the travelers. More than 1500 tourists are stranded in these areas due to the rising waters of the Teesta River and repeated landslides. On Friday night, a vehicle fell 1000 feet into the river, killing one person and leaving eight people missing.
"I thought we would never go back now," the trembling voice of a tourist testifies to both the failure of the administration and the anger of nature.
Assam: Flowing land and drowning lives
The situation in Assam has become even more frightening. Floods have wreaked havoc in more than 17 districts. So far 8 people have died, and about 78,000 people are affected. Cities like Guwahati, Kamrup, and Golaghat have turned into water bodies. People are leaving their homes and taking shelter in tin roofs and high temples.
Teams of rescue workers are taking people to safe places by boat, but heavy rains and broken connecting roads are making relief work difficult.
Meghalaya: When roads were washed away and forests trembled
A part of NH-17 near Shingra Reserve Forest in the Boko area of ââââMeghalaya was washed away in heavy rains. This is the same highway that connects Guwahati to Tura. Now heavy trucks and buses are stuck on the way, and small vehicles are passing through the alternative route via Bongaigaon.
Residents say the region hasn't witnessed destruction on this scale in the past 15 years.
The signs are clear, warnings are on
The IMD has forecast intense rainfall over the next 48 hours, issuing a red alert for Sikkim and Assam, while Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh remain under an orange alert. Governments have closed schools, and work is on a war footing to restore mobile networks, electricity, and drinking water services.
