Aizawl: Cyclone 'Mora' accompanied by heavy showers and gusty winds lashed Mizoram on Tuesday disrupting power and telecommunication network, damaging houses and triggering landslides.
However, it did not cause any human casualty.
The overnight rains and squally wind continued till Wednesday morning.
Disaster Management and Rehabilitation department officials said the rains had triggered landslides in many places.
Though most of the roads have been cleared on Wednesday, a road on the southern outskirts of Aizawl was yet to be reopened, they said.
The Mizoram Disaster Management Authority and the Disaster Management and Rehabilitation department had received a warning that the cyclone was most likely to lash Mizoram on Tuesday and Wednesday.
People were advised to take precaution as the cyclone could trigger massive landslides and flash floods in the state.
The Cyclone 'Mora' made a landfall in Bangladesh on Tuesday killing at least six persons and damaging houses in the neighbouring country.
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