State government: 12 Indians killed in quarry collapse after cyclone rain

Following a severe cyclone, torrential rains caused a quarry in the Indian state of Mizoram to collapse, killing 12 people, government officials said on Tuesday.

“So far, 12 bodies have been found and we are looking for more,” Aizawl district deputy commissioner Nazuk Kumar told AFP, while Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma offered compensation to the families of victims of the “landslide due to cyclone Remal”.

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