A cycle-rickshaw makes its way through a flooded street in Agartala on Sunday. (AFP)

Agartala, June 12: Three days of incessant downpour has flooded large parts of South Tripura, left hundreds homeless and destroyed crops that stood ready for harvest.

According to reports reaching here from Udaipur, headquarters of South Tripura district, more than 600 families in Belonia and 500 families in Udaipur subdivision have taken shelter at makeshift relief camps, schools and panchayat community halls.

“The SDOs of all five subdivisions of the district have been instructed to provide relief to the affected people but damage is expected because of the continuing rain,” a source said.

Of all the subdivisions, Belonia recorded the highest rainfall this season — 174 mm in the past 24 hours.

More than 600 families have been evacuated from Betaga, Laugang, Muhuripur and Hrishyamukh areas of the subdivision because the Muhuri river has been running above the danger level.

In Udaipur, too, 500 families have been evacuated from villages that are situated on the bank of Gomati. “Pitra, Mukundpur, Chandrapur, Bakpara, Lathi tilla and at least 30 other villages have been flooded by Gomati, a source said.

“All three major rivers of South Tripura, Gomati, Muhuri Feni and their tributaries are flowing above the danger mark.”

“We have not yet assessed the damage but it will run into crores of rupees, as there has been massive destruction of standing crops,” he added.

Two wooden bridges in Belonia and on the Udaipur-Amarpur Road have been destroyed by the floods.

Agartala and its adjoining areas have also been affected.

Large parts of the town remained submerged till Sunday. The water receded only after the Agartala Municipal Council pushed 16 pumps into operation.

Sources in the meteorological office, however, said the monsoon was behaving “normally” and more rainfall was expected till August.