10 Dead, Several Feared Trapped As Stone Quarry Collapses In Mizoram

Ten people were killed while several remain trapped as a stone quarry collapsed in Mizoram’s Aizawl district amid heavy rain today.

A search operation has been launched to rescue the trapped people, officials said. “The search operation is hampered by incessant rain and landslides in the area,” they said.

While all schools were shut, government employees have been asked to work from home. Several highways and key roads have also been disrupted by landslides, officials said. 

Aizawl has been cut off from the rest of the country due to a landslide on National Highway 6 at Hunthar, officials said. Several highways and key roads have also been disrupted by landslides.

Severe cyclonic storm Remal made landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh on Sunday night.

Cyclone Remal damaged fragile dwellings, uprooted trees, and toppled electric poles. Over one lakh people were evacuated from vulnerable areas in West Bengal before the cyclone struck.

The weather office has issued warnings of extremely heavy rainfall across Assam and other northeastern states over the next couple of days.