Three killed in landslide in Guwahati as rain lashes parts of Assam

National Disaster Response Force personnel and others move through a waterlogged road aboard a rescue boat to distribute relief material to affected people in an area inundated with rainwater after heavy rainfall in Guwahati, Assam, on May 31, 2025.
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At least three persons have been killed in a landslide in Assam’s Guwahati as heavy rain lashed western and southern parts of the state, officials said on Saturday (May 31, 2025).

Floods have been reported from many parts of the state, including Lakhimpur.

The three persons were killed in the landslide in the Bonda area on the outskirts of the city on Friday (May 30, 2025) evening, Urban Affairs Minister Jayanta Malla Hazarika said.

“Incessant rain had caused the landslide and three persons, all women, were killed,” he said.

Baruah, speaking to reporters after inspecting the severe waterlogging in the city late on Friday (May 30, 2025), said several agencies were working to provide relief and rescue to affected people.

Large parts of the Lakhimpur district have been inundated as water reached the downstream areas following heavy rains in bordering Arunachal Pradesh.

Multiple agencies have been deployed in the affected areas to rescue stranded people, with many taking refuge in tents.

As per the Regional Meteorological Department data on Friday (May 30, 2025), Chirang, Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Bajali, Tamulpur, Darrang and Udalguri are on ‘red alert’ for Saturday (May 31, 2025).

A ‘red alert’ was sounded for as many as 18 districts on Friday (May 31, 2025), with the state facing an ‘abnormal situation’ due to incessant downpours caused by massive cloud cover over several parts of the northeast, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said on Friday (May 30, 2025).

Heavy rainfall has also been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, aggravating the situation in Assam, especially Guwahati, which has been hit by massive waterlogging, he said.

Special casual leave has been announced for government employees of Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan districts on Saturday,(May 31, 2025) who have to commute some distance to reach their offices.

Educational institutions have also been closed in the two districts on Saturday (May 31, 2025). Flight services at Guwahati airport were affected on Friday (May 30, 2025) due to heavy rains and gusty winds, the officials had said.