Guwahati: The Centre on Wednesday rushed additional teams of NDRF personnel to Tripura as the state grappled with severe flood situation resulting in the deaths of at least 10 persons since Monday.
One more person was reportedly missing.
Tripura CM Manik Saha told reporters in Agartala that the additional NDRF teams were sent from Arunachal Pradesh and Silchar in neighbouring Assam after he spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday morning seeking the additional rescue forces.
The deaths were reported due to floods and landslides in West Tripura, Khowai and Gomati districts following heavy rains since Monday.
A report issued by the state government on Wednesday evening said that West Tripura district reported 182cm rainfall followed by Khowai (157.60mm) and Gomati (153.10mm) in the past 24-hours. "We have not witnessed such heavy rainfall in the past several years. Even my house has been affected by floods," Saha told reporters.
The state government on Wednesday decided to shut all schools for two days as precautionary measure while colleges were closed on Wednesday.
People living in landslide prone areas were also asked to shift to safer places. A government report said 330 relief camps have been opened sheltering 32,750 flood-hit people across the state. The heavy rainfall resulted in landslides in 1,900 places across the state and blocked several roads.
Many rivers were flowing above the danger levels on Wednesday too.
Neighbouring Mizoram also shut the schools in Aizawl district for the second day on Wednesday as a precautionary measure.
Published 21 August 2024, 06:24 IST