New Delhi, Aug 26 (EFE).- Heavy rains and avalanches have caused the death of at least 26 people in recent days in the state of Tripura, in the northeast of the India, Local media reported on Monday that rainfall in neighbouring Bangladesh has left the at least twenty dead.
The Tripura Emergency Operations Centre said that 26 people had died by Saturday, more than 117,000 had to be moved to 500 shelters, according to data compiled by the Indian newspaper Hindustan Times.
The Indian Meteorological Department maintains the orange alert for heavy rains in several districts in the south of the region, so the situation could worsen in the coming hours.
Meanwhile, classes in schools in the Tripura region remain suspended while weather conditions improve, state Chief Minister Manik Saha said on his official X social media account.
Saha added that he had a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, during which the president “assured maximum support to the people of Tripura in this hour of crisis.”
Rains in Bangladesh, bordering Tripura, have caused the deaths of at least twenty people in the last week and have affected 5.2 million people.
Heavy rains during the monsoon season have caused water levels to rise suddenly in recent days, sparking images of widespread destruction of crops and fishing grounds, while thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in search of shelter.
The delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers – which occupies most of the territory of Bangladesh and the Indian state of Tripura – exposes the inhabitants of this area to a high risk of flooding during the monsoon season.
