Rain wreaks havoc in India, UAE expresses condolences

The overall flood situation india’s Assam and other northeastern states remained grim on Tuesday, as the death toll in seven states of the region climbed to 44, officials said.

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The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with India over the victims of the heavy rains that caused floods and landslides, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries and caused significant damage.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of India, and its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called the Chief Ministers of Assam and Sikkim, as well as Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, to take stock of the flood situation in the northeastern states and offered all possible assistance in dealing with the flood menace, as well as relief and rehabilitation efforts.

According to the officials of different north-eastern states, out of 44 deaths during the current spell of rain and floods since May 29, at least 17 people were killed in Assam, followed by 12 in Arunachal Pradesh, six in Meghalaya, five in Mizoram, two in Tripura and one each in Nagaland and Manipur.

Disaster management officials of the seven northeastern states, excluding Sikkim, said that the deaths were reported due to drowning, landslides, waterlogging and other calamity-related mishaps.