Landslide kills kid; two hurt
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 09 2024:
A minor boy was killed while two others sustained injuries in a landslide at Khongsang village along Imphal-Jiribam road under Nungba police station today at around 1.30 pm.
Four students were buried by the landslide of which one escaped unhurt.
The deceased has been identified as Master Rigun-guang Phaomei (4), s/o Damchuilung Phaomei of Khongsang village and his body was retrieved using an excavator.
The two other minors who sustained injuries are Thaithuilung Kamei (11), s/o Abraham Kamei and his younger brother Ringkhuan-lung Kamei (7) of Khong- sang village and they were treated at Nungba Community Health Centre.
Both of them are now in stable condition.
The highway has been cut off following the landslide.
According to sources, four minor students of JRMA School, Khongsang were at the site when the landslide took place.
According to the villagers, the tragic incident could have been averted had the road construction company cut the benching slope rather than cutting the steep loose soil.