One Life Lost, Thousands Displaced: Manipur’s Flood Toll Grows

Imphal, June 3: The body of a 57-year-old man who went missing on Sunday after falling into the Abulok River in Imphal West district was recovered on Tuesday.

The man, identified as Takhellambam Ibochouba from Lairenkabi Mamang Leikai, Imphal West, under the jurisdiction of Lamshang police station, was found around 12:20 pm, about 100 feet from where he was believed to have fallen.

Local volunteers and members of Arambai Tengol, a community group, took part in the search operation.
Manipur Police confirmed that the body was found during the joint effort. After conducting a post-mortem at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), authorities handed the body over to his family.

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In the meantime, continuous rainfall across Manipur and its surrounding hill areas has caused several rivers to overflow and breach their banks.

The Water Resources Department said that major rivers, including the Imphal, Iril, Nambol, and Nambul, are still flowing close to the warning level, although water levels are slowly starting to decrease.
As of Tuesday morning at 10 am, rainfall was measured at 8 millimetres in Kangpokpi, 1 millimetre each in Raj Bhavan and Lamphel, and 10 millimetres in Jiribam.

According to the Relief and Disaster Management Department, a total of 2,611 people are taking shelter in 57 relief camps located in various parts of Imphal East and West.

So far, the floods have affected 56,516 individuals, damaged 10,477 houses, and destroyed 64.31 hectares of crops.

The Indian Meteorological Department reported that there is no flash flood risk expected in the next 24 hours, until 5:30 pm on Tuesday.

(Newmai News Network)