At least 1,000 families have been evacuated as raging waters of the Khawthlangtuipui river flooded 32 villages in Lunglei district of Mizoram, while rain-related incidents led to the death of five people in the State, officials said Monday. Heavy rain have been lashing Mizoram for the last seven days, as a result of which most rivers of the state have swollen and inundated many villages, they said.
At least 32 villages in Tlabung area in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district were flooded by the river Khawthlangtuipui.