Imphal, Sept. 9 -- Flash floods in the Imphal East district of Manipur caused extensive damage to the vast paddy plants by submerging them, washing away saplings with water, debris, and mud, and destroying the fields themselves, leading to significant crop losses.

The heavy rains on Monday night caused extensive losses to the potential food shortages for farmers who rely on paddy cultivation for their livelihood.

The damage can range from extensive areas of submerged fields with destroyed crops to entire fields being covered by logs, stones, and slush, as seen in the villages of Yaingangpokpi, Shantipur Khongbal, and Shaobungkhok Khunou, under the Lamlai assembly constituency in the Imphal East district, from 6 am on Tuesday, officials ...