Monsoon fury batters Arunachal, 12 districts affected, atleast four dead in one week, 45 thousand affected in Assam
Flood-hit highway at Sika-Tode portion between Sille and Pasighat
In at least 12 districts as floods and landslides damaged infrastructure, cut off villages, and triggered large-scale rescue operations.
In Lower Dibang Valley district, four people stranded on an island in the Sisiri River in Dambuk were rescued by an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter.
Heavy rainfall has also severely damaged the Roing-Anini road in Lower Dibang Valley district, with flash floods washing away roads and bridges at several locations.
In Anjaw district, an excavator operator was feared dead after a massive rock crushed the vehicle engaged in highway construction near Sarti village on Sunday night.
In East Siang, eight major road stretches remained blocked, leaving Yagrung, Tekang and Sibut villages cut off from Pasighat.
A cloudburst triggered flash floods in Ledum and Korang villages in Ruksin subdivision, damaging 11 houses, submerging three others and causing the collapse of the Rema Bridge, besides damaging the Bokrang Bridge, officials said.
