Aizawl: Heavy and incessant monsoon rain continues to create havoc in Mizoram, displacing over 100 families in Tlabung sub-division of Lunglei district after the Khawthlangtuipui river along the India-Bangladesh border flooded, officials of District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) said on Saturday.The officials said at least 42 families were evacuated from Tlabung town, 45 families from Tiperaghat village, eight families from Nunsury village and five from Malsury village, all along the Khawthlangtuipui river . Many families have taken shelter with their relatives, while others are temporarily staying at govt facilities and community halls.Southern Mizoram was the worst affected. In Zochachhuah village near the India-Myanmar border in Lawngtlai district, floodwaters caused by heavy rain damaged seven houses and washed away household goods. A landslide buried residential quarters of the Presbyterian Church that is under construction in the same village, halting work. Building materials, including 20 bags of cement, 55 tiles, 9.5 bundles of tin roofing sheets, along with timber, nails, and the workers’ tools, were buried.In Lawngtlai district, flooding of the Sumsilui river near Udalthana damaged fields and fish ponds belonging to five farmers in the Chakma Autonomous District Council area.Thousands of people have been affected by heavy rain, landslides, rockfalls and flood across the state, causing suffering to the people.In Lunglei district, more than 400 travellers were stranded after massive landslides on the outskirts of Bualte and Theiriat villages blocked the road when a hill slope collapsed. Members of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) have been providing food, water and other assistance to stranded drivers and passengers.Reports of road blocks due to landslides, rockfalls and collapsed retaining walls continue to pour in, while power supply and telecommunication, including mobile and internet signals, continue to be disrupted across the state.The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate rainfall over the few days and warned of further disasters. Sudheer Kumar Dwivedi, director of the IMD’s Aizawl Meteorological Centre, said torrential rain is likely to continue for at least two more days.
