3 killed in landslides; Road, rail services disrupted in Asom

Guwahati, Jun 13 (UNI) Three persons were killed in landslides in Barak valley while rail and road communications remained disrupted in several parts of Asom following heavy landslides and floods triggered by torrential rains in the past few days.

Railway services on Silchar-Lumding Hill Section of N F Railway remained cut off following landslides in twenty places in the 22 kms stretch of Bori Hill ranges of the railways. All trains in this section of railways have been cancelled indefinitely, while restoration works were on in full swing. Railway sources said restoration would be possible after one week.

Road communications from Barak valley to rest of Asom and Tripura, Mizoram and part of Manipur have also been cut off due to landslides and floods in several places on the National Highway 44 of the valley.

A report from Silchar said road communication from here to Guwahati via Shillong has been disrupted after the Balley Bridge of the Border Road Task Force (BRTF) was washed away at Malidahar.

Meanwhile, three persons of a family were killed in landslides at Damchora village in Cachar district on Monday night as their houses were washed by the landslides. The victims were all female members of the same family, the report said.

Six persons were injured in the landslides as 13 houses were washed away by the landslides in the Katigora area of the district, it said.

The overall flood situation in Barak Valley had worsened as the rivers Barak and Kushiara in Karimganj districts and Katakhal river in Hailakandi district are flowing above the danger level inundating low lying areas. Thirty houses were damaged by the flood waters in Hailakandi district.

Silchar, Hailakandi and Karimganj towns are reeling under flash floods triggered by heavy rains.

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