At least 25 dead in four northeastern states due to heavy rain, landslides
The region was hit by extreme weather as severe cyclonic storm Remal made landfall between West Bengal and Bangladesh on Sunday night.
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At least 25 persons were killed on Tuesday across four northeastern states due to rain-related incidents and landslides.
Twenty persons died in Mizoram, three in Assam and one each in Meghalaya and Nagaland.
The region received heavy rainfall due to the passage of severe cyclonic storm Remal, which made landfall on Sunday night between Sagar Island in West Bengal and Bangladesh’s Khepupara. The cyclone has now weakened into a deep depression.
Mizoram
In Mizoram on Tuesday, 11 persons died in a landslide caused by the collapse of a stone quarry between Melthum and Hlimen in Aizwal district. Two more died in another landslide, while one body was recovered from a third location, The Indian Express reported.
Chief Minister Lalduhoma has announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the dead and Rs 50,000 each to those injured.
The chief minister told Scroll that 10 more persons are feared to be trapped under debris or swept away by flood water.
Over 100 families have been forced to evacuate their homes due to flooding.
Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati has announced office holidays for Tuesday and Wednesday on account of the floods and heavy rains.
Assam
Three persons, including a student and a worker with the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, died in Assam in rain-related incidents.
In Morigaon district, a student named Kaushik Amphi died...
