GUWAHATI: At least three persons have been killed in a landslide in Assam’s Guwahati as heavy rain lashed western and southern parts of the state, officials said on Saturday.Floods have been reported from many parts of the state, including Lakhimpur.The three persons were killed in the landslide in Bonda area on the outskirts of the city on Friday evening, Urban Affairs Minister Jayanta Malla Hazarika said.”Incessant rain had caused the landslide and three persons, all women, were killed,” he said.Baruah, speaking to reporters after inspecting the severe waterlogging in the city late on Friday, said several agencies were working to provide relief and rescue to affected people.Large parts of the Lakhimpur district have been inundated as water reached the downstream areas following heavy rains in bordering Arunachal Pradesh.
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