Repeated Landslides in Guwahati Raise Questions Over Building on Vulnerable Slopes

  A string of landslides across Guwahati highlights the dangers of building on vulnerable hill slopes  For nine days in a row this July, the earth beneath Guwahati’s hills refused to hold. ALSO READ: The Rivers We Forgot: How Neglected Tributaries Are Fueling Assam's Flood Crisis A boulder tore through the bathroom wall of Ratan Das’s…

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Multiple Landslides Reported in Guwahati, DDMA Urges Caution in Hilly Areas

  GUWAHATI: The Kamrup Metropolitan District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued a public advisory after landslide incidents were reported from five areas under Guwahati Revenue Circle, urging residents to avoid unnecessary travel in hilly zones. ALSO READ: IMD Forecasts Moderate to Heavy Rain in Guwahati, Thunderstorms Likely This Week In a notice issued on Monday,…

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Flash Floods and Landslides Disrupt Six Arunachal Districts; One Dead, Four Missing

  GUWAHATI: Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods and landslides across several parts of Arunachal Pradesh, leaving one person dead and four others missing, officials said on Wednesday, June 24. ALSO READ: Two Back-to-Back Powerful Earthquakes Rock Venezuela, State of Emergency Declared The floods occurred after continuous heavy rain on the night of June 23 and 24,…

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