Rescue workers and officials inspect the damaged area after a stone quarry collapsed in Melthum near Aizwal, state capital of Mizoram. A stone quarry collapsed Tuesday in India's northeast due to heavy rain triggered by a tropical storm, killing 17 quarry workers and leaving 12 missing, officials said.
Mizoram: 27 Dead, Several Missing After Stone Quarry Collapses Amid Heavy Rains In Cyclone Remal Aftermath | In Pics
As many as 27 persons, including two children, died in a stone quarry collapse in Mizoram's Aizawl on Tuesday amid heavy rainfall. The inclement weather came as an aftermath of the severe cyclonic storm 'Remal'. Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhawma announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each deceased and Rs 15 crore for State Disaster Relief Fund.
Stone quarry collapse in Mizoram
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Rescue Operation after quarry collapse
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Rescue work underway after a stone quarry collapsed amid heavy rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal, in Aizawl district.
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Aftermath of Cyclone Remal
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Rescue work underway after a stone quarry collapsed amid heavy rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal, in Aizawl district.
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Heavy rain aftermath of Cyclone Remal
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Rescue work underway after a stone quarry collapsed amid heavy rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal, in Aizawl district.
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Stone Quarry Collapse
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Rescue work underway after a stone quarry collapsed amid heavy rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal, in Aizawl district.
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Mizoram Stone quarry collapse
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Rescue work underway after a stone quarry collapsed amid heavy rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal, in Aizawl district.
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Mizoram CM Lalduhawma
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Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhawma visits the site of a stone quarry collapse amid heavy rains in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal, in Aizawl district.
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