Aizawl, July 15 -- A 46-year-old woman from Pangbalkawn village in Mizoram's Kolasib district was killed after being buried under a massive landslide while returning from a farm on Tuesday evening, marking the first monsoon-related death reported in the state this year.
Officials of the Kolasib District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) said the victim, identified as Maruati, wife of A. Lalmama of Hnahkhar Veng, was on her way home from the family's farm near the Chilui river along with her husband and a friend when the landslide struck.
According to officials, local volunteers launched a rescue operation immediately after the incident and recovered her body. However, swollen water levels in the Chilui river prevented them from bringin...