Aizawl: A 46-year-old woman from Pangbalkawn village in north Mizoram’s Kolasib district, bordering Assam, died on Tuesday after being hit by a massive landslide while returning from her farm, officials of the Kolasib District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) said on Wednesday. She is the first monsoon-related fatality reported in the state this year.Officials identified the victim as Maruati, 46, wife of A. Lalmama, a resident of Hnahkhar Veng in Pangbalkawn. The incident occurred on July 14 as she was returning home in the evening from their farm near the Chilui river , accompanied by her husband and a friend.Local volunteers recovered the body, but transporting it was delayed due to the swollen, fast-flowing Chilui river , officials said. Kolasib Deputy Commissioner H. Dotinbuaia said the body was brought to Pangbalkawn late Tuesday night and the funeral was held on Wednesday.Belated reports from several districts said more families have been displaced by landslides and floods, particularly in the southern districts of Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Siaha. The State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Aizawl said it continues to receive reports of landslides, mudslides and rockfalls.SEOC officials said most incident reports are being received from district authorities and through the Khuarel App, a real-time disaster reporting and management system launched by the Mizoram govt in April 2026.Meanwhile, officials in Lawngtlai and Siaha — cut off from the rest of the state due to multiple road blockages, especially along NH-02 — said both districts have sufficient stocks of rice and fuel, and there is no immediate concern over essential commodities.Heavy monsoon rain over the past week has triggered widespread disruption across Mizoram, displacing more than 100 people and leaving hundreds of travellers stranded for days as landslides and rockfalls blocked key highways and roads.In villages near blocked routes, local units of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) collected rice and vegetables, prepared meals and distributed food to stranded travellers, citing Tlawmngaihna, the Mizo tradition of selfless service.
