Heavy rain triggers fresh flood threat in Northeast

Agartala | Sunday | 22nd October, 2017

Summary:

Very heavy rain was witnessed in lower Assam—135.8 mm and 129.2 mm was recorded in Manas and Kokrajhar. Williamnagar in Meghalaya and Sonamura in Tripura also witnessed heavy rain measuring 79 mm. In the last 24 hours, the region was lashed by heavy rain.The India Met Department (IMD) has said on Sunday there will be heavy rain in Assam and Meghalaya. Light rain occurred at most places in Nagaland.Namsai in Arunachal Pradesh received the highest rainfall of 178.2 mm. GUWAHATI: The depression over Odisha that had caused widespread rain in the state and its adjoining areas in the last few days, has moved to the northeast..