Guwahati: A wooden boat sank after hitting a bridge in bad weather on Saturday at Kolohi river in Kasumara near Nagarbera under Kamrup district, with five people on board being rescued by locals.
The boat was traveling from Kasumara to East Mohsora when the disaster occurred.
The fatal boat accident in Kasumara has caused a stir in the community.
It’s worth noting that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted heavy to extremely heavy rains in the state until May 2 on Friday.
It is expected that extensive rains and thunderstorms will continue throughout the northeastern state during this time due to strong southwesterly moisture winds from the Bay of Bengal. From Friday to Sunday, rain will fall at a rate of 20-30mm per day, increasing to 50mm per day from Monday forward.
During most days of the week, the weather department predicts widespread rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, or gusty winds (speeds reaching 40-50 kmph) over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Meghalaya, and scattered/fairly widespread rainfall over Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura and sub-Himalayan West Bengal-Sikkim.