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PTI
Itanagar
Incessant rains for the past three days have triggered landslides and flash floods in various parts of Arunachal Pradesh, and claimed at least one life, officials said.
Major rivers in the state are flowing above the danger level while surface communication was disrupted at many places along the NH-415 that links Assam with Arunachal Pradesh, officials said.
A three-year-old child was washed away near police colony here last evening and her body was later fished out, police said. A landslide near Civil Secretariat here disrupted road communication within the city for a long time on Sunday, Capital Complex district disaster management officer Moromi Sonam said.
Councillor Gora Lotak of Itanagar Municipal Council said the a power house near Raj Bhawan has suffered massive damage while councillor Donik Tayu said the private residence of Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has also been affected due to landslide. Landslides also occurred near Dree ground, 6 Kilo and other spots on Naharlagun-Itanagar road and workers of disaster management authority, PWD, police, NDRF and SDRF were repairing the damage.
