Death toll rises to 11 in Mizoram Stone Quarry Collapse

Aizawl, Nov 16: Three more bodies were recovered on Tuesday (Nov 15) from the debris of the stone quarry which collapsed at Maudarh village in Mizoram's Hnahthial district, informed Additional Deputy Commissioner Saizikpuii.

So far, 11 bodies have been recovered and one person is still missing, the Additional Deputy Commissioner added. The teams of BSF, Assam Rifles, NDRF, state police and district administration are engaged in a search operation to retrieve the body of the remaining person, stated the Additional Deputy Commissioner.

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Earlier on Tuesday (Nov 15) morning, the bodies of eight migrant labourers were recovered after they were trapped when a stone quarry in Mizoram collapsed. The BSF rescue team was immediately dispatched and arrived as the first response unit on Tuesday. The NDRF team reached the spot on Tuesday morning.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to the stone quarry collapse in Mizoram. He also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given 50 thousand rupees.