Landslide buries building in Mizoram; 3 feared dead

At least three people including a fouryearold girl are feared dead in a landslide that struck Mizorams capital city Aizwal on Tuesday reported PTI The incident was triggered by incessant rain said an officialThe landslide partially buried a tinroofed concrete building habituated by the three on the citys outskirts on Tuesday a police officer said The incident occurred early morning while the occupants were still sleepingWhile some family members managed to escape a couple and their fouryearold daughter are missing and believed to have been buried under the debris said the reportA rescue operation is currently underway the officer saidMeanwhile three buildings located in the Zuangtui area on the northern outskirts of Aizawl and one in Bawngkawn area were also swept away by massive landslides on Tuesday morning officials saidAll the occupants had vacated their houses as a precautionary measure reported PTIThe school education department has announced the closure of all schools on Tuesday given the inclement weatherAs per the PTI report several parts of Mizoram have been affected by heavy rainfall since MondayOn Sunday the state disaster management and rehabilitation department had issued an alert in anticipation of heavy rainfall and stormsJammu raintriggered massive landslide blocks KishtwarPaddar roadA massive landslide blocked KishtwarPaddar road on Sunday reported PTI Light to moderate rains lashed isolated places in Jammu division todayAs per the report officials said that the landslide was triggered by rains It hit KishtwarPaddar road near Patharnaki in Kishtwar district this afternoon forcing suspension of vehicular movementMachines were moved to the scene to clear the road at the earliest they saidThe weather in most parts of Jammu region remained overcast throughout the day with reports of light to moderate rains in different areas especially in the hilly districts of Kishtwar Doda Rajouri Poonch Udhampur and RambanEarly on Sunday there was some light rain in Jammu city as wellThis evening there was also some rainfall in certain parts of the districtAccording to a meteorological department official Jammu saw highs of 36 degrees Celsius and lows of 263 degrees Celsius which are close to usual for this time of yearAccording to him the temperature at Katra the pilgrims base camp near the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in the Reasi district ranged from 246 degrees to 329 degrees CelsiusThe spokesman forecasted intermittent light to moderate rainfall at most locations and heavy showers at a few locations from July 4 to July 7 Light to moderate rain or thundershowers were predicted for various locations in the Jammu division towards late night or early morning hours until July 3The weather service has also issued an advice for the upcoming week that includes some locations at risk for moderate thunderstorms or lightning flash floods landslides and shooting stones