Death toll in Mizoram landslides rises to 29: Official
The Hindu
The death toll in landslides in Mizoram climbed to 29 after the body of a 34-year-old woman was found in Tlawng River in Kolasib district.
The death toll in landslides in Mizoram climbed to 29 after the body of a 34-year-old woman was found in Tlawng River in Kolasib district, officials said.
The woman, identified as Vanlalruali, and her husband had been missing after being hit by a landslide in Aibawk village in Aizawl district on Tuesday.
The woman's body was found in the river in Hortoki village in Kolasib district, which borders Assam, on Friday, they said.
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Her body was taken to Kawnpui after being fished out of the river and her family members confirmed her identity.
Search for five other missing persons – four of whom are from Melthum, including a six-month-old, besides Vanlalruali's husband – is underway.
The deaths were reported in multiple landslides in Aizawl district on Tuesday. Of the deceased, 21 were locals while eight were migrants from Jharkhand and Assam.
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