India, Sept. 15 -- Floods in Manipur worsened on Monday after major rivers breached their banks and overflowed in several places, inundating villages and agricultural land across the valley districts of Imphal East, Imphal West, and Thoubal. The extent of damage is yet to be officially assessed.

Iril, a major river at Kshetri Awang Leikai in Imphal East district, has flooded many houses and fields under Kshetrigao assembly constituency in Imphal East district while overflowing of Thoubal river at Haokha, Leishangthem, Khekman and Keibung, etc., has affected many villages and agricultural land in Thoubal district.

On Sunday, many habitations at Salungpham, SangaiyumphamYairipok and Wangjing were submerged after the Nongdambi river overfl...