2 children reportedly washed away, one person electrocuted
DIMAPUR, JULY 19 (MExN): Incessant rain in the early hours of July 19 created flash floods in several areas of Dimapur today.
The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) said that the flash flood situation has affected the district severely.
“Many places in the district have been inundated and submerged under water as per the preliminary assessment report received from the DDMA. The detailed assessment report of the flash flood situation report is awaited from DDMA Dimapur,” a press note from the NSDMA stated.
The NSDMA said that at the time of filing this report 8 families have been evacuated from 4th Mile (Chathe river bank) and 85 houses E Khel Diphupar have been severely affected.
Some of the areas severely affected are Dhobinullah, 4th Mile (Chathe River bank), Burma Camp, Supermarket area, East Police colony, Bank colony, Unity colony, Airport, Khopanullah, Midlane and Eros lane.
Most of the blocks in Dimapur’s Imkonglenden colony were also flooded. Residents informed that the most affected were Blocks B and C. Over 100 houses have been affected, according to residents, who fear that with the flooding Dhansiri on one side and the fisheries on the other side, the problem will subsist for a long time.
Some of the areas moderately affected are Naga United Village, Chumukedima and Showuba. As reported about four feet of the water level has receded.
Meanwhile two children were reportedly washed away in the Dhansiri River. NSDMA and district officials were on the scene of the reported incident till late Wednesday night.
Another person was also reported to have been electrocuted while trying to evacuate from his flooded house at Naharbari. Sources informed that he was seriously injured and admitted to the district hospital.
NSDMA issues advisory
NSDMA advised the public to be prepared and family precautionary measures may be undertaken to stay safe. It further issued a public advisory informing that as per IMD reports and the 12hr forecast of the NSDMA weather station for July 19, heavy rainfall across the State is expected.
The NSDMA advised the public not to venture to landslide prone areas and not to halt or stay by the river bank/weak bridges to avoid any untoward incidents/accidents.
Flood waters affect power supply in Dmp
Morung Express News
Dimapur | July 19
The torrential downpour that lashed Dimapur cut off power supply to several localities today. 8 distribution transformers and the 33x11Kva Metha sub-station were affected by water-logging.
Metha substation was shutdown since early morning as according to a department official “control cables” were submerged in floodwaters. The shutdown cut off supply to the entire main town area and surrounding localities.
“Unless the water-logging subsides we cannot charge the lines,” said the official, while adding that water pumps have been put into service to drain out the water. “We cannot predict as of now. By evening we’ll try to resume supply but it depends on how soon the water is drained out.”
Four other transformers fed by the sub-station were also submerged. At Dhobinulla, two 500Kva transformers were partially submerged while another two 250Kva transformers met the same fate at the Westyard area.
Two transformers fed by the Burma Camp sub-station stationed at Ragailong colony and at the Burma Camp bazaar area were also shutdown temporarily as a result of water-logging. Three more at Kharalu Basti (500Kva), D colony (250Kva) and Netaji colony (250Kva) fed by the Super Market Sub-station were also shutdown. Supply from the five transformers was resumed during the day.
