Arunachal Pradesh flood situation improves

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Press Trust of India Itanagar
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 5:29 AM IST

Official sources said 35 mm rainfall was recorded in worst-affected Lohit district since Tuesday and Tezu, its headquarters remained cut-off for the eighth consecutive day.

With the improvement in the situation people have started returning to their villages from relief camps. However, all the 24 relief camps in the district are still functional, the sources said.

A person who was missing was rescued yesterday in a critical condition and has been admitted to the district hospital for treatment.

Incessant rainfall since the past one week has left a trail of destruction in the low-lying and hilly regions of Lower Dibang Valley district.

A total 400 to 500 acres of agriculture land has been affected, especially at

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First Published: Sep 26 2012 | 6:45 PM IST

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