GUWAHATI: ‘Red alert’ for very heavy rain has been sounded for almost entire western and southern Assam on Friday with most parts of the state facing an ‘abnormal situation’ due to incessant downpour caused by massive cloud cover over several parts of the Northeast, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
He said the situation is likely to prevail till Saturday evening, and urged people to remain indoors while stressing that the government is prepared to meet any eventuality.
Heavy rainfall has also been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, further aggravating the situation for Assam, especially its largest city Guwahati which has been hit by massive waterlogging in almost all localities since morning, Sarma added.
