Heavy rains, landslide leave trail of destruction across northeast India

At least 36 people were killed in heavy rains and landslides in four northeastern states on Tuesday under the impact of Cyclone Remal while normal life came to a grinding halt in all the eight states of the region with road and rail links affected officials saidWhile 27 people were killed in Mizoram including 21 in a quarry collapse in Aizawl district four deaths were reported in Nagaland three in Assam and two in MeghalayaThe rains accompanied by gusty winds triggered landslides uprooted trees and electric poles and disrupted power and internet servicesIn view of waterlogging between the New HaflongJatinga Lampur section and Ditokcherra yard under the Lumding division of Northeast Frontier Railway many trains were either cancelled or partially cancelled and rescheduledIn Mizoram at least 27 people including 21 in a collapsed stone quarry were killed and 10 others were missing in multiple landslides in Aizawl districtDisaster management and police officials said that 21 bodies had been recovered so far from the quarry site between Melthum and Hlimen in the Aizawl while several others were still trapped under the debris following the collapse in the morning Six died and many others were missing following incidents of landslides at Salem Aibawk Lungsei Kelsih and Falkawn in the districtIn Nagaland at least four people died in different incidents while more than 40 houses have been damaged in various parts of the stateA minor boy drowned at a river near Laruri village under the Meluri subdivision of Phek district while two other incidents of drowning were reported from Doyang Dam in the Wokha district an official said An elderly man was crushed to death after a wall collapsed in PhekIn Assam three persons were killed while 17 others were injured in Kamrup Kamrup Metro and Morigaon districts According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority ASDMA a tree branch fell on a school bus in Dhekiajuli of Sonitpur district injuring 12 students Five others were injured in different incidents in MorigaonChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed grief over the loss of livesASDMA officials said that heavy storms occurred in the Bongaigaon Chirang Darrang Dhubri Hojai Kamrup Kamrup Metro Karbi Anglong Kokrajhar Morigaon Nagaon Sonitpur South Salmara and West Karbi Anglong districtsIn Meghalaya two persons died and over 100 others were injured as heavy rain lashed the state officials said on Tuesday Officials said one death was reported from East Jaintia Hills and another in a car accident in East Khasi Hills district The relentless downpour damaged a large number of houses in 17 villages Landslides were reported on the ShillongMawlai Bypass and at Bivar Road in Oakland while flashfloods took place in Langkyrding Pynthorbah Polo Sawfurlong and Demseiniong areasIn Tripura heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds of 50 to 60 km per hour lashed most parts of the state during the past 24 hours damaging 470 houses and forcing 750 people to take shelter in 15 relief camps in different districtsBriefing media in Agartala Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sushant Chowdhury said that during the past 24 hours the state recorded an average of 2155 mm rainfall with Unakoti district recording the highest at 2524 mmIn Arunachal Pradesh the India Meteorological Department IMD issued a high alert with a forecast of extremely heavy rainfall Chief Minister Pema Khandu requested the people to take all precautionary measures and avoid vulnerable and isolated locationsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever