Aizawl, July 12 -- More than 100 families had been evacuated from flood-hit areas ofsouthern Mizoram as of Saturday as relentless monsoon rain continued to batter the state, triggering widespread flooding, landslides and road blockades across several districts.
Although the weather turned favourable on Sunday with rainfall easing in many areas, the latest official reports available up to Saturday indicated that thousands of people remained affected by the monsoon disaster.
Reports compiled by various District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) on Saturday indicated that the worst-hit areas are in Tlabung Sub-Division of Lunglei district, where the swollen Khawthlangtuipui River along the India-Bangladesh border has inundated several ...