Mother-daughter duo killed in Mizorams pre-monsoon tragedy

A mother and her daughter in Rengdil village under Mamit district in western Mizoram were killed in pre-monsoons rainstorm today. Lalhmangaihi (48) and her daughter Lalmuanpuii (20) were killed as they were hit by a tree, uprooted by cyclonic storm that accompanied the pre-monsoon rains. Mamit district was worst hit by the storm today with 32 houses in Bawngva village under the district totally damaged and ten other houses partially damaged.
Two houses in Rengdil village were also completely damaged, while ten houses were partially damaged. Mamit district headquarters was cut off from power after transmission line was snapped by strong winds. Meanwhile, Jet Airways had cancelled all Aizawl-Kolkata and Aizawl-Guwahati flights till April 14 due to the storm while Air India hoped to fly as per scheduled.