weeks of heavy rain caused The mudslide killed at least 14 people people And the left 30 others are missing in Northeast India, authorities said Thursday.
Disaster response workers, police and local villagers were trying to rescue those buried under the rubble in Noni, a town near the capital Imphal of Manipur state.
Seven of confirmed dead They were members of Regional Army, Head of State minister N said. Beren Singh. He said five Indian railway officials were among those feared missing.
Railway project being built in The area where there is a rebellion rebellion and the army personnel It provides security for Railway officials supervising project. The state’s decades-long insurgency seeks a separate homeland for Ethnic and tribal groups.
continuous rain over The past Three weeks have caused chaos in northeastern India, which includes eight states and has a population of 45 million peopleAnd the in neighboring Bangladesh.
appreciate total of about 200 people killing in Heavy rain and mudslides in Among them are Assam, Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim, while 42 countries people Die in Bangladesh since May 17th. hundreds of in thousands of people They were displaced.
Scientists say climate change is one factor behind Irregular rainfall early triggered Unprecedented floods. monsoon rains in south asia usually begin in June, but torrential rains hit northeastern India and Bangladesh early this March year.
with rising global Temperatures due to climate change, experts say monsoon season has shifted more Variable, it means a lot of The rain that usually falls throughout the season arrives in shorter period.
