Three persons have died after the landslide swept away their house at Zonuam in Aizawl, a senior police officer said today even as heavy downpour triggered fresh mudslides in some parts of Mizoram
Aizawl: Three persons have died after the landslide swept away their house at Zonuam in Aizawl, a senior police officer said today even as heavy downpour triggered fresh mudslides in some parts of Mizoram.
While a 82-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries in the Aizawl Civil Hospital this morning, two others of a family Lalthlengliani (39) and her daughter Emily Lalhmangaihzuali (13) died on the spot during the landslide on Saturday night, Aizawl district SP Lalhuliana Fanai today said.
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Meanwhile, heavy downpour triggered fresh mudslides in many places across the state including blocking of the road from Aizawl to the lone Lengpui Airport and Aizawl to south Mizoram's Lunglei road, a state official said. Clearing of the roads using excavators resulted in opening the Airport approach road while the NH-54 linking Aizawl with Lunglei remained blocked till now, the official added.
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