In the last 24 hours, South West Khasi Hills has experienced severe weather events, resulting in significant damage and displacement. A landslide occurred on Saturday in Mand and Lummawbah villages under the Mawkyrwat C&RD Block, affecting 18 residents and damaging three houses. Assessments of the full extent of the damage are ongoing.
On the scale of damages, Ambithang near Yangang has reported three individuals missing. Pakshep near Mangan reported one individual dead, two missing. In Geythang, Dzongu three houses were damaged. In Nampathang near Mangan town, several houses have been damaged with connecting roads also blocked.
The aftermath of a rain-triggered landslide in Nongpriang village under Shella block claimed one more life, making it two lives lost. On Friday, the Search and Rescue Team recovered the body from the debris.
One person was killed and at least three people were reported missing and feared dead after two houses were washed away in a rain-triggered landslide in Nongpriang Village under Shella Block in the early hours of Thursday.
Eyewitnesses reported that the incident occurred on the Lumshnong - Ratacherra stretch when a colossal tree and a significant amount of debris from the surrounding hills came crashing down onto the highway, directly in the path of the moving truck
Heavy snowfall and roadblocks caused by landslides due to inclement weather on February 21 left many commuters stranded along the treacherous NH44 highway.
