Sixteen landslides in a single district. Three lives wiped out in one flash flood. And the rain is still not done.
That is what Arunachal Pradesh is waking up to this monsoon season — a slow, brutal disaster unfolding across the hills and valleys of one of India’s most rugged states. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), over 94,200 people spread across 333 villages in 237 circles spanning all 26 districts have been affected so far. The numbers are staggering. And they are still climbing.
Upper Siang Takes the Worst of It
Upper Siang has emerged as the worst-hit district, followed by Siang and Kra Daadi. In just the last 24 hours, Upper Siang recorded as many as 16 landslides, while Changlang reported heavy flooding and a landslide, and Upper Subansiri saw two flood incidents and three separate landslides. Even East Kameng was not spared — a rockfall caused by incessant rain hit the district as well. When you hear 16 landslides in a single district in a single day, it stops sounding like a weather update and starts sounding like a war zone.
Lives Lost, Families Shattered
The monsoon has claimed four lives in the state so far. One person died in a landslide at Sarti village in Anjaw district on June 28, while three others lost their lives in a flash flood that struck Possa in Keyi Panyor district. The disaster has also left 21 people injured, and two women remain missing. Behind every one of those numbers is a family that will never be the same.
Roads Gone, Bridges Down, Crops Ruined
The damage to infrastructure is massive. The SEOC report recorded extensive destruction, including 131 roads, 19 bridges, 21 culverts, 191 water supply systems, 58 government buildings, 21 power lines, 224 electric poles, four hydel projects, seven flood protection walls, two hospitals and three schools damaged across the state. Hundreds of homes have been damaged too. Around 334.2 hectares of crop area have been destroyed — 185.5 hectares under horticulture and 148.7 hectares under agriculture — with nearly 1,010 hectares of forest area also affected. For farmers who depend on that land for everything, this is not just infrastructure damage. This is their livelihood, gone.
Rescue Teams In, IMD Warning Stays On
Rescue and relief operations are underway with teams from the NDRF, SDRF, the Army, the Air Force and other state agencies deployed on the ground. Two relief camps are operational in Keyi Panyor district, where 252 displaced people are currently taking shelter. Meanwhile, the IMD has warned that rainfall activity is likely to stay active over Arunachal Pradesh in the coming days, with heavy to very heavy rain forecast for Lohit, Changlang and Tirap on July 8, and similar conditions expected in Lower Dibang Valley, Namsai and Tirap on July 9. While conditions are expected to improve gradually from Saturday, isolated heavy rainfall is still likely over the eastern parts of the state.
Arunachal Pradesh has always lived at the mercy of the monsoon. But 94,000 people suffering in one season is a number that demands more than just rescue teams — it demands the kind of long-term attention that tends to disappear the moment the rain stops.
— Naitik Abotani TV
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