One body recovered, 4 still missing

One more body was recovered on Tuesday, taking the death toll in multiple landslides in Mizoram capital region Aizawl to 30, a police officer said. The body of an 11-year-old girl was recovered from the debris of a landslide in the Melthum area by rescue teams, he said. He said that four people, including a six-month-old infant, are believed to be still missing.

At least 16 people have died when several houses and worker camps caved in due to the impact of a massive landslide at an abandoned stone quarry in the border area of Melthum and Hlimen on Tuesday morning.In Hlimen, six people died when a landslide swept away two houses and another three died at Aizawl’s Salem veng locality due to a landslide.

2 persons died due to a landslide at Falkawn village about 15 km from Aizawl and one each died in Kelsih and Lungsei villages in Aizawl district in landslides.Officials said that search operations are still being carried out in two landslide-hit areas at Melthum and Aibawk village by government rescue teams and some local volunteers.