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Northeast Flash Floods: Havoc in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur Claiming lives, Aid Missing
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Over 30 lives lost, thousands displaced, and infrastructure destroyed. Yet, cries for help from states like Manipur remain unheard.
A villager uses a makeshift banana raft to reach safer ground in flood-hit Amtola village in North Lakhimpur, Sunday, June 1, 2025.
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The Northeastern states of India – Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura – are battling relentless floods and landslides. Over 30 lives lost, thousands displaced, and infrastructure destroyed. Yet, cries for help from states like Manipur remain unheard. Watch the full report.
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