The devastating monsoon rains that struck Northeast India and affected tens of thousands of people appear to be far from ending. As the eastern end of the monsoon trough continues to run along the foothills of the Himalayas and the convergence of strong southerly/south-westerly winds from the Bay of Bengal, Northeast India is likely to experience widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rains over the region in the next four to five days.
Isolated severe rainfall was expected throughout Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura over the course of the next five days, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
Since Assam was one of the most hit by nature’s fury, the Barak valley continues to be in a terrible state, affecting thousands of people. Along with other Northeastern regions, Meghalaya also experienced a disastrous effect from the recently torrential rainfall.
