Guwahati: One person has been killed in a landslide in Noonmati locality of Guwahati on Wednesday.
The incident took place at Mahadev Path in Noonmati’s Bhabanipur.
The deceased has been identified as Prakash Deka.
Notably, Assam has seen nonstop rain since Tuesday which has caused landslides in various locations.
Guwahati has 366 vulnerable landslides-prone zones across 19 hills in the city. Out of these landslide-prone areas, 77 are in Sunsali hill, 40 in Noonmati, 37 in Kharguli, 33 in Khanapara, 31 in Narangi, 30 in Hengrabari, 25 in Kahilipara, 20 in Santipur, 14 in Narakasur hill, nine in Garbhanga, eight in Maligaon, seven in Kalapahar, six each in Gotanagar and Nabagraha, five each in Fatasil, Kamakhya/Nilachal, Sarania and Koina-Dhora, two in Jalukbari/ Lankeshwar and one in Sukreswar area.
The average elevation of the hills is around 270 metres. The elevation of Fatasil hill is the highest at 385 metres followed by Khanapara hill (303 metres).
Earlier on June 14, Massive landslides devastated Boragaon locality of Guwahati, killing four people.
The incident was reported in Nijarapara of the locality.
The deceased identified as Manoar Hussain, Mofijul Haque, Amrul Haque, Hasanur Ali.