Flash floods and landslides strike Arunachal, three missing

Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday, inundating villages, damaging homes and infrastructure, and leaving three people missing. The worst-hit areas were in Lower Subansiri and Keyi Panyor districts, where a sudden deluge overwhelmed drainage systems and rivers.

The flash floods struck early Wednesday morning, with intense rainfall concentrated between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. In Lower Subansiri district, the village of Yazali recorded 72.8 mm of rain in 24 hours, most of it falling in that short window. Floodwaters entered homes in Luksin village and Yiyee-I and Yiyee-II villages under Toru Circle, damaging structures and sweeping through agricultural fields. Standing crops, including pineapple, banana, and orange plantations, were affected.

In Keyi Panyor district, a critical incident occurred at the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) project colony near Poosa under the Yazali circle. An under-construction retaining wall collapsed due to the downpour, sending a large volume of water into low-lying residential areas. State Disaster Management Secretary Dani Sulu said at least 18 residential units were damaged and three...