India News | One Dead, Several Missing as Stone Quarry Collapses in Mizoram Amid Rains

Aizawl, May 28 (PTI) One person died and several others were missing as a stone quarry collapsed on the outskirts of Aizawl in Mizoram amid incessant rain on Tuesday morning, police said.

The incident happened around 6 am in an area between Melthum and Hlimen on the southern outskirts of the town, they said.

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A body was recovered, while several others are trapped under the debris, they added.

Although rescue operations are underway, incessant rains were affecting it, police said.

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The rains triggered landslides at several places in the state as well, officials said.

Aizawl has been cut off from the rest of the country due to a landslide on National Highway 6 at Hunthar, they said.

Besides, several intra-state highways have also been disrupted by landslides, they said.

Meanwhile, all schools in the state were closed due to the rains.

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