When the Roads Wash Away, MLA Pani Taram Flies In to See the Damage Himself

When the Roads Wash Away, MLA Pani Taram Flies In to See the Damage Himself

The floodwaters didn’t spare a single road. They didn’t spare the bridges either. And when the rains finally eased enough for anyone to move, Koloriang MLA Pani Taram didn’t wait for a report on his desk — he went up in a helicopter and then came right back down to the ground. A Disaster Hidden … Read more

Floods Swallow Army Camp at India-China Border — Kurung Kumey Is Drowning

Floods Swallow Army Camp at India-China Border — Kurung Kumey Is Drowning

The monsoon has hit where it hurts most — right at the edge of India’s frontier. An Army porter camp near Darmu Pass in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district has been completely washed away by flash floods, sending alarm signals from one of the most sensitive stretches of the India-China border. The camp, located at … Read more

Parsi Parlo Goes Under: Kumey River Swallows Arunachal’s China-Border Town, Only Road to District HQ Snapped

Parsi Parlo Goes Under: Kumey River Swallows Arunachal's China-Border Town, Only Road to District HQ Snapped

The Kumey River doesn’t ask for permission. It just rises — and right now, it has swallowed an entire border town whole. A Town Sinking Fast Parsi Parlo, a remote border town in Kurung Kumey district sitting right along the Indo-China boundary, is currently submerged. Days of relentless monsoon downpours have pushed the Kumey River … 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

Arunachal Under Water: Over 94,000 People Hit as Floods and Landslides Tear Through the State

Arunachal Under Water: Over 94,000 People Hit as Floods and Landslides Tear Through the State

The rains haven’t just been heavy this season — they’ve been brutal. Across Arunachal Pradesh, floods and landslides have been tearing through villages, wiping out roads, destroying crops, and leaving tens of thousands of people with nowhere to turn. A State Reeling From Two Weeks of Fury Fresh floods and landslides triggered by relentless rainfall … Read more

Arunachal Drowning: Over 94,000 People Hit as Rain, Floods and Landslides Show No Mercy

Arunachal Drowning: Over 94,000 People Hit as Rain, Floods and Landslides Show No Mercy

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 … Read more

Arunachal in Two Worlds: Floods Lashing the East While Itanagar Burns in a Heatwave

Arunachal in Two Worlds: Floods Lashing the East While Itanagar Burns in a Heatwave

One state. Two completely opposite weather nightmares — happening at the exact same time. Arunachal Pradesh is living a bizarre weather paradox right now. While the eastern districts are getting hammered by relentless monsoon rain and thunderstorms, the state capital Itanagar is sweating through a heatwave — something that rarely happens here in the middle … Read more

Arunachal Breathes Easy — But the Wounds Are Far From Healed

Arunachal Breathes Easy — But the Wounds Are Far From Healed

The skies above Arunachal Pradesh finally gave some respite on Saturday. After days of relentless rain, flash floods and landslides that tore through the state, July 4 brought a quieter 24 hours — no fresh deaths, no major new damage reported. For a state that has been battered since late June, even a single calm … Read more