Guwahati, May 30 -- Incessant rainfall since early morning on Thursday has thrown life out of gear in Assam's Guwahati, flooding major roads and residential areas and leaving commuters stranded across the city.

Heavy rainfall inundated key localities including Rukminigaon, Panjabari, Six Mile, Jorabat, Sijubari, Hatigaon, S.K. Baruah Road, Dispur GNRC Road, Beltola Survey, Chandmari, Lalganesh, Ulubari, and Sarania Hills. Commuters, including schoolchildren and office-goers, faced severe disruptions as roads turned into rivers and traffic came to a halt.

In Rukminigaon, authorities deployed rubber boats after overnight rainfall on May 29 triggered massive waterlogging, turning streets into dangerous water channels. The State Disaster Re...