Guwahati, June 9 -- Nabarun Guha

For the past week, parts of Northeast India have experienced unprecedented rainfall, causing floods and landslides, with several villages submerged and roads cut off. As of June 5, 46 people had lost their lives, across the seven states in the region.

The city of Guwahati, commonly known as the Gateway to the Northeast, recorded 111 mm rainfall between May 30 and May 31, which has been highest May rainfall ever recorded for the city. It crossed the earlier high of 99.6 mm, which was also recorded this year, on May 20.

Silchar, the second largest city of Assam, recorded 415.8 mm rainfall in 24 hours on May 31, breaking its 132-year-old record of 290.3 mm over 24 hours in 1893.

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