A 14-year-old boy was killed and at least four people were injured when a landslide triggered by heavy rain struck buildings occupied by three families in Vairengte, Mizoram, India, at about 04:30 LT (23:00 UTC on September 11) on September 12, 2026. Police said 17 people occupied the affected structures; separate accounts placed the number of injured at four or five.
At least 30 people have lost their lives across northeast India due to heavy rainfall and flash floods between Friday and Sunday, May 30 and June 1, 2025, according to official reports. The fatalities have been reported in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Meghalaya.
Heavy rains accompanied by a destructive hailstorm have caused significant damage across Mizoram, impacting over 450 houses and affecting close to 14 000 people, with Kolasib and Aizawl districts experiencing the worst damage.
Mizoram authorities are reporting around 800 homes in the town of Lunglei (population 57 011) and nearby villages were either damaged or destroyed after a hailstorm swept over the area on Sunday night, February 17, 2019. The Disaster Management and Rehabilitation…
