Over 3000 families have been displaced by flash floods in India

• Families that were affected by the flood have been shifted to 17 makeshift rescue camps.
  
• The levels of water in three of the major rivers is more than 0.3 meters above the safe limit.
  
• The meteorological department predicted more rainfall in the upcoming 24 hours.

Many regions in the north-eastern state of Tripura in India were hit by floods after heavy rains lashed the state.

Non-stop rains for more than 24 hours in the state has left more than 3000 families marooned.

Mudslides due to relentless rains claimed four lives in the last four days. The state, that has many rivers, reported severe waterlogging in various parts of the capital city of Agartala and three of the state's rivers are flowing with water levels more than 0.3 meters above the safe limit.

Officials said that low lying areas were the worse affected and people were evacuated. The flood situation remains bleak due to teeming rains in the hilly regions of north Tripura that is the source of all the major rivers in the region. The heavy downpour in the hills resulted in a flood in the downstream areas including Agartala, the capital and nearby areas.

Schools in many places were closed following the flood. Many portions of the Assam-Agartala National Highway are flooded and disrupted the normal traffic flow.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), fire services, civil defence and volunteers are jointly working to help the affected regions, officials said. More than 3000 families in the state have been relocated to 17 makeshift rescue camps.

Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has declared financial assistance for the families of those who died due to the mudslides in several parts of the state, a report on The Hindu.

Water levels in the Gomati, Deo, Manu and Haora rivers is increasing every hour, which poses a flood threat throughout the state of Tripura. The Meteorological department has also issued predictions for more rainfall in the next 24 hours and the administration of the state have been alerted to keep a close eye on the situation and conduct rescue work.


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