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ITANAGAR: The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by relentless monsoon rains in Arunachal Pradesh has climbed to 11, with another fatality reported from Anjaw district, officials said on Tuesday. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), the latest victim was identified as 38-year-old Bhaben Murmu, a labourer who died when a wall collapsed during a landslide on June 1.
Lower Subansiri has reported significant damage, including the destruction of 114 kutcha houses, 45 pucca houses, and nine huts. The district has also seen serious infrastructure losses, with 51 roads, 17 power lines, 55 landslides, 23 water supply lines, 10 boundary walls, seven toilets, and two schools damaged.
Widespread destruction has also been reported from the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) and Pakke Kessang, where key assets such as ICR’s main water pipeline and the road at Dariya Hill have been severely impacted.
Flood-like conditions and landslides have been reported in multiple districts, including West Kameng, Kamle, Lower and Upper Subansiri, Papum Pare, Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, Changlang, Kra Daadi, Kurung Kumey, and Longding, as rivers and tributaries continue to flow above danger levels.
The floods and landslides have damaged around 15 hectares of crop fields, 8 hectares of horticulture plantations, and 7 hectares of agricultural land. In addition, five poultry birds, two pigs, and one cow have perished in Lower Subansiri district.
In Changlang district, flash floods from the Buri-Dihing River washed away half of the Makantong bridge on the Trans-Arunachal Highway on Saturday, cutting off road connectivity between Miao and Bordumsa. Large areas in the Miao subdivision are submerged, with significant loss of livestock and horticultural property.
Popular tourist spots like Zupra and River Café along the Noa-Dehing River have also been submerged. The Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Balinong, under Kharsang circle, suffered massive damage, with hostels, staff quarters, water tanks, and other infrastructure destroyed under Miao sub-division.
The Noa-Dehing River has further eroded large tracts of agricultural and horticultural land in Dharmapur block under Namphai circle. The M'pen and Deban areas are now under water, in Changlang district.
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