Unrelenting upstream runoff and heavy rain have pushed the Teesta River past its danger mark, triggering fresh fears of a short-term flash flood in Lalmonirhat.
Water levels at the Dalia point have surged 13 centimeters above the danger threshold, submerging rural roads and agricultural lands across local chars.
With riverbanks already severely weakened by a chronic lack of maintenance, vulnerable communities are living in deep anxiety as local administration urges residents to stay on high alert.