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Search Ends for Missing Boatman After River Accident

Rescuers found the body of 23-year-old boatman Lateilang Ryngnga on Friday following a fatal boat capsize at Wah Rew near Sohbar on August 19.

NEWire Desk • 23 Aug 2026

Dimapur Floods Claim Student Life as SDRF Rescues Nine

Heavy rain caused severe flooding in Dimapur, killing a college student by electrocution and forcing the SDRF to rescue nine stranded residents.

Kiyeto Swu • 8 Aug 2026

Diju River floods trigger second wave of displacement in Assam

Heavy rains in the Karbi Hills caused the Diju and Misa rivers to overflow, forcing evacuations across several Assam villages for the second time.

Bibar Daimary • 6 Aug 2026

IIT Guwahati Student Missing After Falling into Brahmaputra River

Rescue teams are searching for a third-year IIT Guwahati student who fell into the Brahmaputra River on Saturday. One other student was saved.

Bibar Daimary • 2 Aug 2026

Centre Releases Rs 379 Crore for Assam Flood Relief

The Centre released Rs 379.35 crore to flood-hit Assam, part of a larger Rs 2,117.85 crore aid package for seven states facing monsoon disasters.

Timungpi Terang • 2 Aug 2026

Assam Floods: Why 75 Years of Failed Policies Keep the State Drowning

"Assam floods every year. Why doesn't the solution, and who is to blame? An investigation into 75 years of institutional failure, unutilised funds, and a

NEWire Desk • 1 Aug 2026

Landslide Kills Two Brothers in Nagaland

A landslide in Mokokchung killed two brothers and injured their mother. Rescue teams recovered the bodies after hours of digging through mud and debris.

Kiyeto Swu • 29 Jul 2026

SDRF Recovers Body From Wahniangleng River After Four-Day Search

Meghalaya SDRF crews ended a four-day search for a Phra Mer resident, retrieving a body from the Wahniangleng River near Mylliem after delays from currents.

Walrik Marak • 28 Jul 2026

Meghalaya SDRF recovers missing person from Wahniangleng River

Meghalaya SDRF crews ended a four-day search by recovering a body from the Wahniangleng River on Sunday morning following hazardous water conditions.

Walrik Marak • 27 Jul 2026

Search party hunts for journalist missing in Tinsukia river

Rescue teams are searching for Ujjal Choudhury, a journalist who jumped from a bridge into the Burhidihing river on Saturday in Tinsukia district.

Bibar Daimary • 26 Jul 2026

SDRF rescues pregnant woman as baby is born on submerged Assam road

Rescue teams in Sivasagar saved a mother and newborn after she gave birth on a road submerged by severe Assam floods this past Wednesday.

Timungpi Terang • 24 Jul 2026

Bhogdoi River Overflows Into Jorhat, Flooding Borigaon Neighborhood

The Bhogdoi River has breached its banks in Jorhat, Assam, flooding homes in Borigaon and forcing emergency evacuations as residents brace for more damage.

Bibar Daimary • 19 Jul 2026