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17 dead, dozens missing in cyclone Remal’s fury in Mizoram

Amid heavy rain and landslides, rescue efforts underway, more casualties feared

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Rescue work underway after a stone quarry collapsed amid heavy rain in Aizawl. Pics/PTI

Rescue work underway after a stone quarry collapsed amid heavy rain in Aizawl. Pics/PTI

At least 17 people, including two minors, were killed and six-seven others were missing as a stone quarry collapsed in Mizoram’s Aizawl district on Tuesday morning amid incessant rain as an impact of cyclone Remal. Several other people also went missing in landslides elsewhere in the state capital which was cut off from the rest of the country. The incident happened around 6 am in an area between Melthum and Hlimen on the southern outskirts.

A school bus damaged by a tree that fell in a storm
A school bus damaged by a tree that fell in a storm

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