Death toll from Tripura floods rises to 24

The death toll in Tripura due to rain and landslides has risen to 24, officials said on Friday.

Many more have been missing, with over nearly 1.28 lakh rendered homeless and rescued to shelters in different parts of the state following flooding due to heavy rainfall over the past week.

State revenue secretary Brijesh Pandey said that since August 19, the government has formed 558 relief camps to shelter the homeless.

Officials said that the flood situation is improving slowly in the state as the rainfall in the past 24 hours has decreased, with water levels in all rivers except Gomati at Sonamura in Sepahijala district going below the danger level on Friday. 

As per initial estimation, a loss of nearly Rs.5,000 crore has been reported due to the floods. On August 19, the state witnessed 288.8 mm of rainfall in a single day—considered to be the highest rainfall ever witnessed—in one of its eight flood-affected districts.

Meanwhile, the Centre has released Rs.40 crore package for rescue, relief, and rehabilitation in the flood-affected areas.

With inputs from Hindustan Times