India News | Tripura: Landslide Kills Seven Members of Two Families in Santirbazar
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Following the heavy and unprecedented rainfall in the state, a landslide occurred in Santirbazar, South Tripura taking the lives of seven people on Thursday.
Agartala (Tripura) [India], August 22 (ANI): Following heavy rainfall in the state, a landslide occurred in Santirbazar, South Tripura taking the lives of ten people on Thursday.
Seven members of two families living in Ashwini Tripura Para were reported dead on Thursday.
Earlier, on Wednesday, three members of another family in Devipur were killed in a landslide.
Expressing deep sorrow over the disaster, the state government of Tripura extended condolences to the bereaved families of the victims.
Additionally, the state government has announced financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh for the families.
The state government has urged the people of the state to come together and cooperate. Further, the government also assured the people that the administration is fully committed to providing assistance to the victims of the disasters and providing all necessary support to those affected by calamities during this time.
Following the heavy rains in the state, 30,000 people have been affected, following which the state government has set up 321 relief camps to tackle this situation in the state.
Tripura has been experiencing extremely heavy rainfall for the past couple of days, mainly in the southern districts, with rainfall recorded at 375 mm and 350 mm in other areas.
Schools, colleges and even universities had been closed amid the increasable rainfall and as many as seven people have lost their lives due to landslides that occurred in a few places.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said, "This kind of torrential rain is because of a sudden depression that happened in the Bay of Bengal and because of this, the South and almost every district got affected. I monitored the situation and was in contact with the officials on how to control the situation. I had a review meeting on the situation and I found out that in the south there was 375 mm of rain... I have never witnessed such heavy rain in Tripura. Because of this, there were many landslides and the river had also gone above the danger level."
He further stated that a relief team has been deployed from their side and more help is on the way from other states to tackle the situation. (ANI)
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