Over 25 dead as rain triggers flash flood, landslides across northeast

Assam CM inspects one of the flood-affected regions.

At least 25 people have been killed across the Northeast following days of relentless monsoon rains that triggered widespread landslides and flash floods, according to multiple media reports.

Eight deaths have been reported across Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya over the past 24 hours. Officials attributed the deaths to a combination of flash flooding and landslides caused by the unrelenting downpour.

In Assam's capital Guwahati, a mudslide buried several homes, killing five people — including three members of a single family. The incident occurred as heavy rains pounded the city, weakening the slopes and prompting fresh warnings from local authorities. Floods claimed three more lives, including two in Golaghat and one in Lakhimpur.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of continued heavy rainfall across the region in the coming days. It has issued red and orange alerts for parts of Assam and issued orange and yellow alerts for the rest of the northeastern region.

National Highway 17 (NH-17), a link between Tura in Meghalaya and Guwahati in Assam has suffered damage, cutting off road connectivity. Key stretches of NH-17 were washed away in Boko and Chaygaon.

In Assam, a total of 17 districts were hit by floods and landslides and over 78,000 people were affected, with over 1,200 taking shelter in five different relief camps.

Lakhimpur is the worst-hit district with more than 41,600 people affected, according to news agency PTI. Relief and rescue operations went into overdrive in flood-hit Assam as teams from the NDRF, SDRF, police, and fire services evacuated residents to safety.