Cyclone Remal effect: Storms, rain, landslides kill at least 14 in Northeast

Cyclone Remal triggers landslides and storms in Northeast India, killing 14 people and injuring many others.

Storms and rainfall-induced landslides associated with Cyclone Remal killed at least 14 people and injured several others, including schoolchildren, across the Northeast on May 28.

The rains, accompanied by winds at speeds up to 60 km per hour, uprooted trees, damaged houses, and triggered landslides at many places.

In Mizoram, 12 people were killed and a few others were reported missing after a stone quarry collapsed at around 6 a.m. on Tuesday. The incident occurred on National Highway 6 — the lifeline of the State — in an area between Melthum and Hlimen on the outskirts of the capital Aizawl.

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“Seven of the victims were locals. Multiple agencies are trying to rescuing those still trapped under the debris,” a Home Department official said.

Search and rescue operations were also on for three members of a family, missing after a landslide flattened their house in Aizawl.

Chief Minister Lalduhoma reviewed the situation with senior officials and announced an ex-gratia of ₹4 lakh for the next of kin of each of those who died.