Floods and landslides caused by incessant rainfall have claimed at least 45 lives in India's northeastern states of Assam and Meghalaya since Sunday.
Published : 24 Sep 2014, 10:12 AM
Officials said more than 125 people were reported missing -- many believed to have been washed away .
Atleast 1.4 million people have been displaced in these two states. More displacements are likely as the flood situation is worsening in some districts bordering Bangladesh.
Police in Meghalaya capital Shillong said eight persons, including a pregnant woman, were buried alive under debris early Tuesday morning following a landslide in the Mawbah area.
“Five victims belong to the same family,” East Khasi Hills police chief M Kharkrang said. Landslides in the Garo Hills area of the state had killed 11 on Monday while another drowned.
“Seventeen people are feared buried under debris,” North Garo Hills district additional superintendent of police Ramesh Singh said.
Landslides cut off Shillong and Garo Hills headquarters Tura at several stretches stranding at least 2,000 people. Nonstop rain for the last 72 hours also claimed the lives of 25 people in Assam, the worst affected being Goalpara district bordering Meghalaya and Bangladesh.