<p>Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla today set up a high-level committee chaired by state Home minister R Lalzirliana to assess the flood situation in the state where eight persons have died.<br /><br />Several other north eastern states are taking stock of the situation following incessant rains since the last three days, which has triggered flash floods and landslides.<br /><br />Lal Thanhawla said other members of the panel will be state Finance minister Lalsawta, Disaster Management minister C Ngurlianchunga and representatives of NGOs.<br /><br />The swollen Khawthlangtuipui river has submerged over 350 houses in Tlabung sub-division in Lunglei where eight persons died after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall wrecked havoc yesterday.<br /><br />Disaster Management and Rehabilitation department officials estimated that over 2,000 families were affected by the floods.<br /><br />The chief minister said the government has been collecting detailed information from all districts and is yet to receive a full report due to snag in communication lines.<br /><br />The whole of south Mizoram - Serchhip, Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Siaha districts and eastern Champhai district bordering Myanmar remained cut off from the rest of the country for the third day today due landslides at many places.<br /><br />Landslides at several places in Aizawl city prompted the state government authorities to evacuate over 50 buildings and shift around 100 families to safer places.<br /><br />Around 10 buildings have submerged in the swelling waters of the Tlawng river.<br /><br />Power supply lines have snapped and telecommunication network remained disrupted in the state capital due to landslides and heavy rains.<br /><br />In Assam, the districts of Lakhimpur, Darrang and Hailakandi have been hit by floods affecting nearly 14,000 people in 39 villages there, a report from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) stated today.<br /><br />Over 400 hectares of farmland with standing crops have been inundated due to incessant rains in the three districts.<br /><br />In Hailakandi district, two breaches in embankments have occurred in Rajeswarpur Part I and VII due to the rising waters of Katakhal river, while the Sunacherra-Rupacherra road has been closed as swelling waters of the Dhaleswari river have submerging it, the ASDMA report said.<br /><br />The SDRF has pressed 10 boats to rescue 400 marooned people from there, the report said, adding that relief materials have been distributed among the flood-affected people.<br /><br />In Guwahati, a day after three persons died due to electrocution and drowning after heavy rains lashed the city, the Kamrup Metropolitan District Magistrate ordered probe into the deaths.<br /><br />The district administration has declared a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased, an official release today said.<br /><br />Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the district administration, GMC, water resources department, PWD and other agencies to take prompt action.<br /><br />The release said more than 2,000 people were affected due to landslides and waterlogging in the city and the SDRF has evacuated about 500 people.<br /><br />In Arunachal Pradesh, incessant rains over the past few days have thrown life out of gear with water level of all major rivers and their tributaries rising.<br /><br />The MeT office here has predicted more rains in the state in the coming days.<br /><br />In Meghalaya, a Disaster Management Authority official said all districts have been alerted following a warning from the MeT department about heavy rains in the state. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla today set up a high-level committee chaired by state Home minister R Lalzirliana to assess the flood situation in the state where eight persons have died.<br /><br />Several other north eastern states are taking stock of the situation following incessant rains since the last three days, which has triggered flash floods and landslides.<br /><br />Lal Thanhawla said other members of the panel will be state Finance minister Lalsawta, Disaster Management minister C Ngurlianchunga and representatives of NGOs.<br /><br />The swollen Khawthlangtuipui river has submerged over 350 houses in Tlabung sub-division in Lunglei where eight persons died after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall wrecked havoc yesterday.<br /><br />Disaster Management and Rehabilitation department officials estimated that over 2,000 families were affected by the floods.<br /><br />The chief minister said the government has been collecting detailed information from all districts and is yet to receive a full report due to snag in communication lines.<br /><br />The whole of south Mizoram - Serchhip, Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Siaha districts and eastern Champhai district bordering Myanmar remained cut off from the rest of the country for the third day today due landslides at many places.<br /><br />Landslides at several places in Aizawl city prompted the state government authorities to evacuate over 50 buildings and shift around 100 families to safer places.<br /><br />Around 10 buildings have submerged in the swelling waters of the Tlawng river.<br /><br />Power supply lines have snapped and telecommunication network remained disrupted in the state capital due to landslides and heavy rains.<br /><br />In Assam, the districts of Lakhimpur, Darrang and Hailakandi have been hit by floods affecting nearly 14,000 people in 39 villages there, a report from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) stated today.<br /><br />Over 400 hectares of farmland with standing crops have been inundated due to incessant rains in the three districts.<br /><br />In Hailakandi district, two breaches in embankments have occurred in Rajeswarpur Part I and VII due to the rising waters of Katakhal river, while the Sunacherra-Rupacherra road has been closed as swelling waters of the Dhaleswari river have submerging it, the ASDMA report said.<br /><br />The SDRF has pressed 10 boats to rescue 400 marooned people from there, the report said, adding that relief materials have been distributed among the flood-affected people.<br /><br />In Guwahati, a day after three persons died due to electrocution and drowning after heavy rains lashed the city, the Kamrup Metropolitan District Magistrate ordered probe into the deaths.<br /><br />The district administration has declared a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased, an official release today said.<br /><br />Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the district administration, GMC, water resources department, PWD and other agencies to take prompt action.<br /><br />The release said more than 2,000 people were affected due to landslides and waterlogging in the city and the SDRF has evacuated about 500 people.<br /><br />In Arunachal Pradesh, incessant rains over the past few days have thrown life out of gear with water level of all major rivers and their tributaries rising.<br /><br />The MeT office here has predicted more rains in the state in the coming days.<br /><br />In Meghalaya, a Disaster Management Authority official said all districts have been alerted following a warning from the MeT department about heavy rains in the state. <br /><br /></p>