Minor boy killed after wall collapses due to landslide in Manipur
According to the state government’s weather report,Ukhrul received 15.6 mm rainfall between Sunday and Monday
A minor boy was killed while two other children sustained injuries after a wall collapsed due to ranfall-induced landslide in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Monday, people familiar with the matter said.
The incident took place at western side of Hamleikhong area around 4:05pm, the people cited above said.
The two injured children, one 9-year-old and another 6-year-old, both girls, were injured. They both were taken to a nearby hospital and given first aid.
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The minor boy, who was also injured, succumbed to his injuries.
According to the state government’s weather report,Ukhrul received 15.6 mm rainfall between Sunday and Monday.
In a similar incident on July 29, two persons including a two-year-old child were killed while one person was injured after a mudslide due to heavy rainfall damaged their home at Dimthanlong village in Tamenglong district.