Guwahati, May 31 -- Assam Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Saturday inspected the areas in Guwahati reeling under severe waterlogging due to incessant and heavy rainfall.

He said that the government was making efforts to resolve the problem of waterlogging.

He said a total of five people have died, including two children and a lady, due to heavy rainfall.

"Guwahati is receiving heavy rainfall for the past 2-3 days...Three people, including two children and a lady, died following a landslide in the Chapaidong area yesterday...Till today, five people have died due to heavy rainfall...We are making efforts to resolve the problem of waterlogging...Relief operations are underway in the affected areas," Mallabaruah t...