India, June 4 -- At least 1,65,787 people have been affected, and 115.59 hectares of crops have been damaged due to floods in Manipur, according to latest official records available on Wednesday.

Even though rainfall has subsided in Manipur over the past two days, a visit to the Heingang Assembly Constituency revealed the full extent of the devastation. A river embankment breach near the locality triggered what residents described as a terrifying surge of water. Heingang Mayai Leikai and Khunaijam Leikai in Imphal East district bore the brunt of the flood.

In Khunaijam Leikai, the first area hit by the breaching of the Imphal River, the destruction was swift and total. Three to four houses were completely washed away, and many more were...