Aizawl, Apr 1 : At least two persons were killed and 2,900 houses damaged as a storm swept across Mizoram snappping communication and power in different parts of the state last night.
A 60-year-old man was killed in house collapse and three persons, including the old man's grand son, were seriosly injured in IOC Veng locality of Serchhip, official sources said.
Another person was killed as a tree, uprooted by strong wind, fell on him at West Phaileng village in Mamit district during the same time.
The gale, called 'to' in local parlance, coupled with hailstorm in Mizoram, had struck different parts of the state since Sunday night and rendered at least 5,000 people homeless, officials of the state Disaster Management and Relief said today.
Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla informed the state assembly today that officials were working overtime to deliver relief materials to the affected people.
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