Tripura Flood Relief 2024: How SEEDS Helped Communities Recover
Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 28: Following unprecedented rainfall that began on August 21, 2024, Tripura experienced its worst flooding in over four decades. This catastrophic event impacted 17 lakh people across eight districts, displacing over 1.28 lakh residents who were forced to seek refuge in relief camps. Thirty-one lives were lost, and numerous others were injured. The floods caused severe damage to homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods, with thousands of hectares of crops destroyed, crippling the agricultural sector and leaving the state to face economic losses.
The disaster caused major damage to critical infrastructure, including electric poles, transformers, roads, and bridges. Communities faced widespread power outages, water contamination, and sanitation challenges. ...