Half of Guwahati under water after 37mm rain in 24 hours; IMD issues red alert for today | Guwahati News
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: Almost half of the city experienced flooding following 37mm rainfall within 24 hours, disrupting daily activities on Friday even as one person lost his life in a wall collpase after rain in Mizoram. The IMD has issued alerts — red for Saturday and orange for Sunday. There is prediction of continuous rain until Saturday. A 37-year-old man died after being buried under a collapsed stone retaining wall in the Thuampui area, on the northern outskirts of Aizawl, on Friday morning. His companion sustained serious injuries in the incident, which occurred amid severe monsoon rains and strong winds that caused widespread destruction across the state, police said. Due to continuous rainfall since Thursday causing deteriorating conditions, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma declared special casual leave for govt employees in Kamrup and Kamrup Metro districts on Friday, excluding those residing in […]