One killed as wall collapses in Mizoram
A 37-year-old man was killed and another injured after a wall collapsed on a labourers’ camp in the wake of heavy rain in Mizoram’s Aizawl district, police said.
The incident occurred around 7 am in Thuampui area in the northeastern part of Aizawl when the wall fell on the makeshift establishment where the two were staying, a senior officer said.
“The two persons were buried under the debris after the wall collapsed. One person died on the spot, while the injured has been taken to nearby Greenwood hospital,” he said.
A bulletin, issued by the state disaster management and rehabilitation department, said that landslides and rockfall occurred at several places due to heavy rain, blocking inter-district and national highways.
At least two houses were severely damaged due to land subsidence and collapse of a retaining wall in Mauchar village in Aizawl district near the state border with Assam and Manipur, and at Rangvamual on the western outskirts of Aizawl due to rain, it said. A house was also swept away by a massive mudslide at Champhai’s Bethel Veng neighbourhood in the eastern part of the state, it said.
No casualties have been reported in these incidents, according to the police.
A road to Berawtlang, one of the popular tourist sites in the eastern outskirts of Aizawl, caved in due to a massive landslide on Friday, while a street has also been blocked due to a massive rockfall at Ramhlun South area in Aizawl, the bulletin said.
Two houses were partially damaged due to a landslide and strong wind in west Mizoram’s Mamit district, the department said. A wooden bridge over the swollen Tisopi river in Siaha district washed away due to floods.
A national highway was blocked due to a landslide at Sangau near the Cheru river in Lawngtlai district, the bulletin said.
All schools in the state, except those in Saitual district, remain shut on Friday due to heavy rain.
Normal life partially affected in Tripura
Agartala, May 30 (PTI): Normal life in Tripura was partially affected on Friday due to intermittent rain, officials said. The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy showers for the next 24 hours with squally wind speed reaching 50-60 km across the state.
The state capital Agartala has recorded 25 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours, an official said. “A red alert was sounded in three districts – Sepahijala, West and Khowai – for Thursday. Despite intermittent downpour there was no report of flood,” said an official of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Two Agartala bound flights from Kolkata were cancelled due to bad weather on Thursday but the flight service is normal on Friday, said an official of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
He said the downpour would continue on Friday as already predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) because of a deep depression over the Northwest Bay of Bengal.
“All eight districts of the state recorded rainfall and there was no loss of property or life.
However, normal life was partially affected across the state due to intermittent downpour with people preferring to remain indoors,” he said. He stated all the district administrations are geared up to handle any unforeseen situation in the wake of floods.
Waterlogging in several areas of Imphal
Imphal, May 30 (PTI): With heavy rain lashing Manipur for the past two days, waterlogging has been reported from different parts of the state capital Imphal on Friday affecting normal life, an official said.
Waterlogging was reported from Kakwa, Thangmeiband and Sagolband areas in Imphal West district affecting traffic movement, he said.
The water level of several rivers including Imphal river and Serou river which flows across Imphal valley also witnessed a significant rise.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier forecast heavy rainfall in parts of Manipur, including southern districts of Chandel, Churachandpur, Pherzawl, and portions of Kakching and Thoubal districts.
According to the IMD’s Meteorological Centre in Imphal, the border town of Moreh recorded the highest rainfall of 102 mm in the state on Thursday followed by Kamjong (96 mm), Chandel (76 mm), and Ukhrul (60.8 mm).
Deputy Commissioner of Senapati district issued a public notice stating that the National Weather Forecasting Centre has forecast extremely heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds on Friday.
It warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall till June 3 in Senapati District.
The notice called for the need to stay alert and be prepared and advised all people to avoid travel during periods of intense rainfall or strong wind and to postpone outdoor activities including farming and fishing until the situation improves and to stay away from vulnerable structures, flood-prone zones, rivers, and steep slopes.
Chandel District Police also issued an advisory asking residents to avoid fishing or venturing near riverbanks of Chakpi river where water levels had significantly risen due to continuous heavy rainfall.