Northeast rains: IMD predicts heavy rainfall for 2 days; death toll increases to 36

The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast moderate rainfall over most places in northeast India for the next seven days. Heavy rainfall has been predicted over isolated places in northeast and Kerala for two days.

As per the bulletin issued by the IMD on Tuesday, heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely over isolated places in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. "Heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Kerala, Mahe, Goa, Punjab and Uttarakhand," it said.

The weather agency has forecast heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Kerala, Mahe, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on Wednesday as well.

Meanwhile, the death toll in rain-related incidents rose to 36 on Monday, and about 5.5 lakh persons have been affected by the heavy downpour in the region for the past few days. The incessant rain caused floods and landslides in the northeastern region. According to PTI, Assam reported the highest number of fatalities at 11, followed by 10 in Arunachal Pradesh, six in Meghalaya, five in Mizoram, three in Sikkim and one in Tripura.

In Assam, more than 5.35 lakh people were affected by the deluge in 22 districts. All transportation services including road, rail and ferry services remained affected in the state due to heavy downpour in several areas.

In Sikkim, three army personnel died and six soldiers went missing after a landslide hit a military camp at Chhaten, a defence official said on Monday. The landslide, which occurred at 7pm on Sunday, near Lachen town in Mangan district, was triggered by heavy rainfall in the area, a senior official told PTI.