Mizoram: Eight bodies recovered from stone quarry collapse site in Mizoram

Eight bodies have been recovered from the debris of a stone quarry that collapsed in south Mizorams Hnahthial district on Monday an official said TuesdayHnahthial district deputy commissioner R Lalremsanga said the bodies of 8 out of 12 people reported missing at the quarry site have been recovered from the debris of the massive landslip till 7 am on TuesdaySearch operations which were on all night will continue till all the missing persons are found he saidLalremsanga who is also the chairman of district disaster management authority said that a National Disaster Response Force NDRF team comprising of 2 officers and 13 staff arrived at the spot on Tuesday morningAlso Read 140 exotic animals drugs worth Rs 3418 crore seized in Mizoram 4 heldOf the 12 persons reportedly missing 4 were employees of ABCI Infrastructures Pvt Ltd while 8 others were a contractors employees he saidPeople present at the site said that troopers from Assam Rifles and Border Security Force BSF joined local police and people in the rescue operationEarlier Hnahthial Superintendent of Police SP Vineet Kumar had said that the incident occurred at around 3 pm on Monday at Maudarh village near Hnahthial townThirteen people were working when a massive landslide occurred at the stone quarry Only one worker managed to escape from the spot the SP saidEye witnesses claimed that workers had dug too deep and had upset the stability of the stone quarry resulting in the entire hill crumbling down on the workersLalremsanga said that five earth excavators a stone crusher and a drilling machine were also completely buried under the debrisHe said that area impacted by the landslide is approximately 5000 square metresThe stone quarry is owned by the ABCI which is executing widening of a section of the national highway between Hnathial town and Dawn villageThis 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