As many as 10 people have died and more than 34,000 have been displaced amid a worsening disaster situation in Tripura on Wednesday, officials have said.
Over 34,000 people belonging to more than 6,600 families have so far taken shelter in camps across 8 districts, while over a 1,000 houses were damaged in the floods, the authorities said.
Chief Minister Manik Saha talked with Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the phone and apprised him about the prevailing flood situation in the state. He sought deployment of additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel.