Yazali, June 28 -- Families displaced by the devastating flash flood that struck Arunachal Pradesh's Keyi Panyor district on June 24 are recounting the terrifying moments when surging waters swept away their homes and belongings, leaving them to seek shelter in temporary relief camps.

Among the affected is 46-year-old Rumi Rabha, an employee of Northeastern Electric Power Corporation (NEPCO), whose official quarter at the NEEPCO Colony near Possa village was washed away by the floodwaters.

Recalling the incident, Rabha said heavy rainfall triggered a flash flood that breached the colony's boundary wall, inundating the residential area within minutes.

"Huge water entered our colony by breaking the boundary wall following heavy rainfall....