AIZAWL, Aug 7 � At least 70 families were affected and three houses dismantled as cracks appeared on the ground in the endangered Bazar Veng locality of Mamit town in Mizoram-Tripura border, official sources said.
Around ten families had abandoned their houses and the rest of the families were scared of staying in their houses at night, the sources said.
Geologists who inspected the cracks said the soil was sinking due to heavy soil erosion and a check dam had to be constructed in the lower side of the town to save the houses.
Meanwhile, a number of tombs were swept away in a massive landslide at the cemetery of Dawrpui Vengthar locality here yesterday.
A total of 22 wooden tombs and five tombstones were recovered by local Young Mizo Association (YMA) volunteers as heavy monsoon continue to lash the State. �The ground at the burial place was still moving and measures are being taken to prevent seepage of water in the soil,� President of Dawrpui Vengthar YMA branch Lallianzuala said. � PTI
