Landslides grip Guwahati city leaves one dead, two injured

GUWAHATI: The same old tragedies, landslides and water-logging, have gripped Guwahati, leaving one dead and two others injured. There have been reports of landslides from Kahilipara, Maligaon, Amingaon and Bamunimaidam in Guwahati on Friday. This part, two trees were uprooted at Dighalipukhuripar near Cotton University Girls' Hostel on the day as heavy rains lashed the city. Md Tayabullah Road near the hostel wad blocked. The road was, however, cleared later.

In the landslide near Power House in the Kahilipara area on Friday morning, the house of Usha Bora collapsed when the guard wall of the nearby house fell on it. The owner of the house Usha Bora, her tenants Bharat Kalita and Golapi Kalita were trapped under the debris of the house. While Usha and Golapi could be rescued immediately and sent to the hospital, Bharat remained trapped for hours together. He was rescued by NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) and SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) personnel later. In the meantime, Usha Bora (62) succumbed to her injuries in the hospital, police sources said.

Bharat Kalita, whose body below the waste was under the debris for about five hours, has multiple injuries.

In another incident at Amingaon near NH-31, the highway remained blocked as earth with big stones slipped from the nearby hill on it.

Reports have been also received that the road at Ambikagiri Nagar has been blocked because of landslides.

Meanwhile, many roads in Guwahati were under water because of the incessant rains in the city.

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