Agartala Wakes Up to Floodwater in Its Homes — Over 1,000 Affected as Haora River Bursts Its Banks

Agartala Wakes Up to Floodwater in Its Homes — Over 1,000 Affected as Haora River Bursts Its Banks

The rain didn’t fall on Agartala. It fell on the hills. And yet, by the time the city woke up Sunday morning, the water was already inside people’s homes. Heavy rainfall in the surrounding hill areas triggered a sudden, sharp rise in the Haora River late Saturday night, August 22, sending floodwater rushing into low-lying … Read more

300 Feet Into the Lohit: A Vehicle, 10 Lives, and a Search That’s Still Not Over

One woman is dead. Three people are missing. And somewhere beneath the churning waters of the Lohit River, a vehicle sits submerged — a grim reminder of just how unforgiving these mountain roads can be. When the Road Ran Out It was barely dawn on August 13 when a Delhi-registered DI vehicle carrying 10 people … Read more

One Dead, Six Fighting for Life After Vehicle Crashes Into Lohit River in Arunachal’s Anjaw

A morning that started like any other in the remote hills of Anjaw turned into a scene of chaos and grief — a vehicle carrying multiple passengers plunged into the swirling Lohit River, and the driver who caused it simply ran away. When Everything Went Wrong at Sarti It was barely 9:30 in the morning … Read more

When the Northeast Floods, Who Listens? MPs Take the Crisis Straight to Modi’s Door

When the Northeast Floods, Who Listens? MPs Take the Crisis Straight to Modi's Door

The rivers have taken too much. And this time, the elected representatives of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland weren’t going to wait for paperwork to travel slowly through bureaucratic corridors. On July 30, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Arunachal Pradesh MP Tapir Gao, and several other parliamentarians from the two northeastern states walked into Parliament and sat … Read more

Seven Lives Lost: Arunachal’s Floods Claim Another as Missing Woman’s Body Found

Seven Lives Lost: Arunachal's Floods Claim Another as Missing Woman's Body Found

The floodwaters eventually give up what they take — but the wait is always devastating. Sixteen days after 43-year-old Taw Ajini was swept away by raging flash floods, her body was finally recovered from the Lichi area of Papum Pare district on July 9, pushing Arunachal Pradesh’s flood death toll to a grim seven. Swept … Read more