Six killed, around 3000 families displaced in Tripura floods

Flash floods caused by incessant rain triggered mudslips, killing six people, and marooned at least 3000 families in Tripura in the past four days. Several localities in capital Agartala are waterlogged, while the water was flowing above the danger level in three rivers.

Officials said the flood situation remained grim owing to torrential rains in the hills of north Tripura that source all the major rivers of the State. The low-lying areas were the worst affected and people there were evacuated.

A portion of the Assam–Agartala National Highway was also flooded, disrupting traffic. Schools have been declared closed in several places.