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A landslide caused by heavy rains destroyed eight electric poles between Tamenglong and Rengpang and it would take three-four days to restore power supply, sources said.
Landslides, flooding, power outages and loss of mobile networks connectivity were reported at many places in Tamenglong district.
Around 85 houses suffered extensive damages due to the thunderstorm, rendering around 600 people homeless.
The Earth Science Ministry stated that heavy rains may cause landslides and inundation of low-lying areas at some places over south Assam, Meghalaya,Tripura and Mizoram during March 30-April 1, 2021.
Many areas in the region reported mudslides owing to the incessant heavy rainfall for the past few days.
Roads in many areas, including Tura, areas near Selsella in West Garo Hills, Dobu in East Garo Hills remained partially blocked due to mudslides and with more rains predicted over the next few days, the situation is likely to get worse.
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