Disaster Overview
Manipur is now battling with the worst flood in 200 years due to incessant rainfall in the past few days with water overflowed from of all main major rivers that wreaks havoc washing away connecting bridges, embankment breach cutting off many villages from the mainland. Till date there no exact number of affected villages and population known however the situation is getting critical as water level receded and many habited areas in Thoubal and Chandel district are left with water logging with muddy water and sand. Meanwhile, a major landslide in Chandel district on 01 August, 2015 swept away one village claiming about 21 human lives.
With water spilling over more areas inundating hundreds of houses, damaging standing crops and disrupting road communication, the affected populations are taking shelter in schools, market places and vacant spaces for safety. Majority of the people living near the river have been evacuated. Erosion and landslide poses a great threat to their lives and safety. Moreh, commercial towns on the India-Myanmar border and Jiribam have been cut off from the rest of the state due to landslides caused by flash floods.