Incessant Rain Causes Severe Flooding in Manipur, Prompts Mass Evacuations

Incessant rainfall has led to severe flooding in Manipur's Imphal West and Imphal East districts, resulting in the evacuation of over 2,000 people. Two fatalities have been reported in Senapati River. Relief and rescue operations are ongoing with support from various agencies, including the National Disaster Response Force.

Incessant rainfall has resulted in severe flooding in Manipur's Imphal West and Imphal East districts, compelling the evacuation of over 2,000 residents, as reported by officials on Wednesday.

Tragically, at least two people drowned in Senapati River, located in Senapati district. Given the critical flood situation, the state government declared a holiday for all government offices on Wednesday, and announced that schools will remain closed until Thursday.

Officials have identified that the breaching of embankments in the Imphal river at Singjamei Oinam Thingel and the Kongba river at Kongba Irong and parts of Keirao in Imphal East contributed significantly to the flooding.

The Iril river also breached at Sawombung, impacting parts of Ksheteigao in Imphal East. A senior official disclosed that, "Huge volumes of river water entered residential localities, flooding over a 3-km stretch of the India-Myanmar road and affecting over 1,000 people."

State agencies, along with the Water Resources and Relief & Disaster Management Minister Awangbow Newmai, reported that 1,300 people were evacuated from Imphal East and around 700 from Imphal West. Efforts are focused on immediate evacuation and setting up relief camps for the displaced.

Newmai added, "Twenty relief camps have been established—10 each in Imphal East and Imphal West. Additional National Disaster Response Force teams have mobilized from Kohima and Arunachal Pradesh, with more aid forthcoming from the Centre."

The minister urged residents to stay vigilant as rivers remain in spate following heavy rainfall, while a coordinated effort involving Army, Assam Rifles, state police, Manipur Fire Service, NDRF, SDRF, and local volunteers continues to rescue affected individuals and distribute essential supplies.

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