NEW DELHI, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Floods have claimed five lives and affected thousands of people in India's northeastern states of Assam and Manipur, officials said Friday.
Both states were hit by heavy rains in the aftermath of cyclone Remal, which made landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh on Sunday night.
The flood situation in Assam's nine districts remained grim, with the water levels of major rivers rising and inundating vast tracts of land.
Officials said around 200,000 people have been affected and two people were killed in Assam due to the flood and rain.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, over 35,000 people have taken shelter in 95 relief camps.
In the adjacent state of Manipur, three people have been killed and one was reported to be missing, while nine people were injured in the floods, local government minister Awangbou Newmai said.
Officials said 188,143 people have been affected by floods, and at least 24,265 houses have been damaged in the last few days.
The government has set up 56 relief camps and evacuated 18,103 people from flood-affected areas.
Meanwhile, the death toll in multiple landslides that hit Mizoram on Tuesday has risen to 28.
According to police, six people, including a six-month-old baby, are believed to be missing in the landslides. ■
