Arunachal floods: 18 constructions swept away, district reduce off by landslides; 5 lacking | India Information
3 min learnJun 24, 2026 04:59 PM IST
An evening of torrential rainfall has resulted in flash flooding and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district, with rescuers struggling to succeed in the affected space because the district stays nearly remoted by a number of landslides, prompting neighbouring Assam to go on excessive alert over doable downstream penalties.
Based on info from the Regional Meteorological Centres in Guwahati and Itanagar, the Yazali station in Keyi Panyor district recorded about 72.8 mm of rainfall over 24 hours, with most of it occurring between 6 am and 9 am Wednesday. Based on Keyi Panyor DC Shweta Nagarkoti, this triggered the Possa river to flood, sweeping away 18 semi-permanent constructions in a NEEPCO undertaking colony.
Keyi Panyor: Particles scattered throughout an space after a landslide and flash floods close to the NEEPCO undertaking colony, Keyi Panyor district, Arunachal Pradesh, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (PTI Picture)
She acknowledged that 4 folks have up to now been rescued from the realm — together with a geologist who was trapped between two landslides — and that search and rescue operations are persevering with for 5 extra folks reported lacking. Nevertheless, she stated, a number of landslides in all instructions and persevering with inclement climate are making rescue and reduction efforts difficult.
Arunachal floods: 18 constructions swept away, district reduce off by landslides; 5 lacking pic.twitter.com/OBwH8lOSUX
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“The rescue is presently being undertaken with the State Catastrophe Response power (SDRF) however the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Pressure (NDRF) are usually not having the ability to attain. They aren’t in a position to journey both from Itanagar or Ziro due to landslides on each routes and either side are blocked. No autos are in a position to attain the location both, and we’ve got solely reached the situation by foot. We now have requisitioned a chopper to help, however due to the climate, it’s not in a position to journey from Itanagar,” she stated.
One spillway gate of the Panyor Decrease Hydroelectric Challenge within the space has been opened to launch extra water.
The Assam authorities has acknowledged that due to elevated river circulation upstream in Keyi Panyor, an increase within the water stage and circulation velocity of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries is anticipated downstream in Assam over the following couple of days, starting with the Higher Assam and North Assam districts of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath and Sonitpur.
“District administrations and line departments in probably affected districts have been requested to take care of shut vigilance and take well timed preventive and response measures. Groups of SDRF, NDRF and different emergency response companies are being stored prepared for deployment, and field-level officers have been directed to intently monitor river circumstances and susceptible areas. Individuals residing in low-lying and flood-prone areas are suggested to stay vigilant and, wherever mandatory, transfer to safer locations as suggested by native authorities,” says a press release issued by the Assam authorities on Wednesday.
