Aizawl: Schools have been closed on Wednesday in four districts in Mizoram due to heavy rain and to prevent any calamity, officials said.
District administrations of Aizawl, Lunglei, Hnahthial and Mamit issued separate public notices on Wednesday stating that all schools will remain closed as a precautionary measure due to inclement weather conditions and torrential rainfall in the districts.
A notice issued by the Aizawl district administration also said that landslides, mudslides and rock falls have been witnessed in several areas within Aizawl town and its surrounding villages and there is still the possibility of such incidents in certain areas within the district.
Last week, schools were closed for five consecutive days in Aizawl and Kolasib districts and for a few days in south Mizoram’s Siaha district due to heavy rain.
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The northeastern state has been experiencing torrential rainfall since August 20 resulting in landslides and landslips in several places.
Officials said that landslides have occurred in certain crucial roads in Aizawl and other parts of the state due to heavy rain on Wednesday.
The roads are being cleared, they said.
They added that casualty has not been reported so far in such incidents.
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At least 42 people, including 8 outsiders (non-tribal), have been killed in landslides and other natural calamities across the state since March this year, according to the state disaster management and rehabilitation department.
Aizawl district recorded the highest number of deaths at 39, followed by Mamit district (2) and one person died in southernmost Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district, the department said.
Among the 42 victims, 34 people were killed in landslides in the state capital Aizawl region between May 27 and 28, it said.
Disaster management and rehabilitation minister K. Sapdanga had recently informed the assembly that the government has paid ex-gratia amounting to Rs. 4 lakh to each of the next of kin of all the deceased.