Overview

• Three people in Dimapur were electrocuted when chest-high floodwaters entered their homes during the weekend downpours.
• Dimapur Airport, the state’s only air link, halted flight operations after runways and parking areas were submerged, grounding multiple IndiGo and Air India Express services.
• Heavy rains triggered landslides that blocked stretches of National Highway 29, severing the vital road link between Dimapur and Kohima.
• District authorities rescued 52 residents and set up relief camps after floodwaters—reaching up to three feet in areas like Half-Nagarjan—submerged homes, paddy fields, fisheries and over 70 villages.
• Water levels are falling following an overnight lull in rainfall, but officials remain on high alert for forecast fresh downpours and continue coordinating relief efforts.