Assam: Heavy rainfall, storms claim 14 lives in two days

In all, at least 21,000 people were affected, as the storms left behind homes and properties destroyed in its wake.

At least 7,344 houses were damaged in the storms, which uprooted trees and electric poles in several areas. The inclement weather conditions are expected to continue till April 18, said authorities.

Parts of Northeast have been marked by torrential rainfall since the beginning of the month. In an advisory issued earlier this week, the India Meteorological Department had warned of heavy rainfall over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya till April 18.

On Thursday, more than 1,000 houses were affected in a cyclonic storm in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi.