02-06-2025
Arunachal landslides, floods toll rises to 10
Itanagar: One more death was reported Lohit district, taking the total toll in landsliges and floods in Arunachal Pradesh to ten, reports Joken Ete.
The dead body of one G Bharali, swept away by flooded Sukha Nallah, was recovered downstream on Sunday.
According to the State Emergency Operation Centre, 23 districts have been affected by the monsoon deluge.
In East Kameng district, a devastating landslide on the Bana-Seppa stretch of National Highway 13 late on Friday night swept away a vehicle carrying two families, killing all seven occupants.
In another incident, two labourers were buried under debris while working on a cabbage farm near Pine Grove in Lower Subansiri district.
Two others were rescued.
A person from Assam's Guwahati has gone missing from Parshuram Kund area in Lohit district. Sources informed that he was staying at a resort near the turbulent Lohit river.
Meanwhile, a video of a man crossing a heavily flooded river on a dilapidated hanging bridge has gone viral on social media.
The video has been posted by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on X.
"Arunachal Pradesh receives heaviest Monsoon rains in the world.
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Got this video of a man crossing traditional hanging bridge in Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh near tri-junction of India, China & Myanmar border. Please remain careful & safe. Govt will provide necessary support," Rijiju wrote.
However, many are refuting the claim that the viral video is not from Anjaw but from Dibang Valley district.
According to sources, the youths were engaged as infrastructure building for Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were left stranded due to rains and floods in remote Malini area in Dibang Valley.
As many as four to five youths are stranded at Malini base camp. They were building infrastructure for ITBP.
