Landslide sweeps away bridge
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 16 2017:
Barak bailey bridge which connects Tamenglong dis-trict headquarters with Tou- sem sub-division has been swept away by landslide .
According to information received from the district administration, the bridge was swept away by a heavy landslide at around 7.30 am today .
With the bridge swept away, many people heading to Tamenglong district headquarters and Tousem from opposite directions have been stranded .
Notably, there is no alternative route between Tam- englong district headquarters and Tousem except the one of which the bridge has been swept away .
It is said that the bridge connected around 30 villages of Tousem with Tam- englong district headquarters.