28 dead in landslides, floods in northeast India

More than 150,000 people asked to leave homes for higher ground

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 18:43

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Gauhati, India: Landslides and flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain have killed at least 28 people in India's remote northeast.

Officials said Tuesday that 14 people have been killed in northern Meghalaya state.

Another 14 deaths were reported in neighboring Assam state, where several districts, including the capital, Gauhati, were flooded.

Pritam Saikia, an official in Assam's worst-hit district of Goalpara, said 90 villages in his district have been submerged and that more than 150,000 people have been asked to leave their homes for higher ground.

The rain halted for several hours Tuesday, but more rain is forecast for the next 36 hours.

The area is prone to flooding during the June-to-September monsoon season. In June, at least 11 people were killed in heavy flooding in Gauhati city.

Onlookers stand near a broken bridge which was swept away by flood waters at Goalpara district, after heavy rains in the northeastern Indian state of Assam September 23, 2014. At least 22 people have died in flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in remote northeastern India, officials said on Tuesday, in the second flood tragedy to hit the subcontinent this month.

Indian army soldiers rescue flood-affected villagers at the Chaygaon village in Kamrup district of northeastern Assam state, India, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. Landslides and flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain have killed at least 28 people in India's remote northeast, officials said Tuesday.

Vehicles damaged by the flood waters are pictured at Goalpara district, after heavy rains in the northeastern Indian state of Assam September 23, 2014. At least 22 people have died in flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in remote northeastern India, officials said on Tuesday, in the second flood tragedy to hit the subcontinent this month.

Indian villagers wade through a flooded road at the Chaygaon village in Kamrup district of northeastern Assam state, India, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. Landslides and flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain have killed at least 28 people in India's remote northeast, officials said Tuesday.

Rescue workers said 28 people died after floods in the mountainous Indian state of Meghalaya were killed in Gauhati (red marker on map), the biggest city in the region. `

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