Death toll rises to 29 in Mizoram's Aizawl district after stone quarry collapse and landslides

The death toll in Mizoram's Aizawl district in a stone quarry collapse and landslides increased to 29 after two more bodies were recovered from different places on Wednesday. Seven people were still missing.

Officials said that hectic search operations by the disaster management forces and local people are going on to locate the seven missing people, who might have been trapped under the debris at different locations in the Aizawl district following landslides triggered by incessant rain in the aftermath of cyclone Remal on Tuesday.

The National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force and volunteers from local NGOs have been involved in the search operations since Tuesday morning.


A total of 27 bodies, including 21 from the stone quarry collapse site between Melthum and Hlimen, had been recovered by late Tuesday evening.

Eight people were killed and several missing in other landslide incidents at Salem, Aibawk, Lungsei, Kelsih, and Falkawn in Aizawl district.

According to officials, of the 29 victims, 23 are from the state, five people hailed from Jharkhand, and one from Assam. Among the victims, there were two minors.

The heavy rain and landslides on Monday and Tuesday fully damaged 81 houses including buildings and partially damaged 46 houses besides other properties including roads and bridges in different districts, including Aizawl.

Cyclone Remal has caused torrential rains in Northeast India on 27 May and 28 May 2024.

The relentless rains caused large parts of Imphal City and Imphal East district of Manipur to be submerged in water.

Relief efforts have been launched at multiple locations simultaneously by the columns of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles on the request of the civil administration of Imphal district to carry out relief and rescue operations.

Indian Army and Assam Rifles mobilised multiple columns immediately and carried out rescue and relief operations in Imphal City and Khuman Lampak in the Imphal East district of Manipur. Over 350 people have been rescued in the ongoing relief operations.

In the state of Mizoram, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) through the office of the District Collector, Aizawl district requested the Army to provide medical support in Melthum, where the region has been severely affected by landslides triggered by heavy rains from Cyclone Remal. Army and Assam Rifles personnel actively engaged in relief and rescue operations, delivering critical aid and ensuring the safety of the local population. Assam Rifles also provisioned hot meals for the citizens affected by torrential rains.