HH The Amir sends condolences to Indian President, Prime Minister
HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent cables of condolences on Wednesday to Indian President Droupadi Murmu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the victims of the floods that swept through several northeastern states of the country. He wished the injured a speedy recovery.
At least 34 people were killed in India's northeastern region after heavy floods caused landslides over the last four days, authorities and media said, with the weather department predicting more heavy rain.
More than a thousand tourists trapped in the Himalayan state of Sikkim were evacuated. Army rescue teams were pressed into action in Meghalaya state to rescue more than 500 people stranded in flooded areas.
In neighbouring Bangladesh, at least four members of a family were killed in a landslide in the northeastern district of Sylhet, while hundreds of shelters have been opened across the hilly districts of Rangamati, Bandarban, and Khagrachhari.
Authorities have warned of further landslides and flash floods, urging residents in vulnerable areas to remain alert.
India's northeast and Bangladesh are prone to torrential rains that set off deadly landslides and flash floods, affecting millions of people every year.
Roads and houses in Assam's Silchar city were flooded, visuals from news agency ANI showed, and fallen trees littered the roads.
'We're facing a lot of challenges. I've a child, their bed is submerged in water. What will we do in such a situation? We keep ourselves awake throughout the night,' Sonu Devi, a resident of Silchar, said.
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