Landslides kill one, affect NH-37
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, August 06 2024: Landslides in different areas of Jiribam district on Tuesday claimed the life of a girl and left four people along with damaging two houses.

A house was buried in a landslide that occurred around 3 am on Tuesday at Ahmedabad Part 1 under Sonapur Gram Panchayat.

The natural calamity claimed the life of one Nurmona Begum (10), daughter of Md Ajibur Rahman, while Ajibur's wife Rani Begum (34) and his other children Sumita Begum (8), Md Selim Uddin (16) and Gulsana Begum (18) suffered injuries.

Sumita, whose condition is stated to be serious, is being treated at Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Assam.

The other family members Were provided treatment at Community Health Centre (CHC), Jiribam.

Another landslide at Chandranathpur Ward No 3 under Latingkhal Gram Panchatat caused damage to the house of one Sangkhu Nomosudra though there is no report of any injury.

Jiribam district has been experiencing intense rainfall from Monday evening.

On the other hand, landslide triggered by continuous heavy rainfall since Monday night damaged a house in Bishnupur district's Thanga Chingmei Makha Leikai belonging to one Ningthoujam Rajen (43), son of (late) N Manimohon around 4:15 am.

At the time of the disaster, Rajen with his family were sheltering elsewhere as a precaution against landslide as their house close to a hillock.

The landslide caused damages not only to the house but also destroyed household items like cupboards, beds, clothing, etc.

On the other-hand, at least two landslides that occurred due to incessant rainfall in the past few days halted movement of vehicles along the NH-37, thereby leaving many trucks mainly tankers stranded along the highway.

According to sources, loaded tankers and trucks coming towards Imphal from Jiribam early Tuesday morning with security escort got stranded for some hours in Kaiphundai area.

However, machineries of NH1DCL and district administration cleared the road and resumed traffic after some hours.

Another landslide occurred at a place between Tollen Kuki village and Shanti Khunou around 5pm Tuesday.

As the area is very close to the spot where Kuki militants attacked LPG bullet and fuel tankers on April 16 this year, security forces brought the tankers 5 km back from the said spot.

District administration has started clearance of the road with use of heavy machineries.

Notably, transportation of petroleum products in the state stopped for some days as petroleum transporters launched cease work strike against exorbitant extortions along the highway.

Transportation of petroleum products resumed on Tuesday after reaching an understanding with the government and accordingly started movement of fuel tankers from Jiribam to Imphal from Tuesday.

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