SHILLONG: Two persons were killed, one went missing and two others injured when because of flash flood and massive landslides that occurred in West Khasi Hills District on Friday after heavy rainfall that lasted for several days since Monday.
The flash flood and massive landslides have caused traffic jam along Nongstoin and Mawkyrwat Road as well as on the National Highway from Nongstoin to Shillong.
Superintendent of Police informed that one Alto K 10 vehicle driven by Kennedy Kharsohnoh, R/O 3rd mile, Upper Shillong, while passing through Tiehsaw, Nongstoin and proceeding toward Nanbah, Nongstoin submerged in the flood water resulting in the death of a minor girl and the driver due to drowning. Another female passenger of the vehicle went missing.
One women passenger was rescued by personnel of Fire and Emergency Services while and three other persons including two males and one female manage to save themselves from the fury of flash flood.
Three houses in Nongstoin and Upper New Nongstoin were totally damage by a heavy landslide while more than hundreds shops were totally damaged by the flash flood.
MLA of Nongstoin Macmillan Byrsat who had stood witness to the situation, asked the District Administration and the BDO of Nongstoin to deploy officials for inspection and to assess the damage and to send the report to the state government as soon as possible.
He also directed the PWD to clear the mud and debris from the road so that it won’t affect movement of the people travelling from one district to another.