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IAF rescues 119 train passengers stranded in flood due to heavy rain
ANI News | 16/05/2022 10:37 AM | Click to read full article
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday airlifted and evacuated civilians who were stranded in a train at Ditokchera railway station in the Dima Hasao district.
Around 25,000 people across six districts of Assam have been affected by the first wave of floods in the state this year. Three people including a woman died in landslide incidents in the Haflong area in the Dima Hasao district on Saturday.