In a post on X, he said “Unfortunately, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal have witnessed natural disasters in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal. My thoughts and prayers are with all those who have been affected there.”
Meghalaya's Revenue and Disaster Management Minister, Kyrmen Shylla, confirmed that the funds have been allocated to all 12 districts to provide immediate assistance to those affected by the cyclone.
Cyclone Remal has claimed the lives of 27 people in the Melthum, Hlimen, Falkawn, and Salem Veng areas of the state's capital, Aizawl, the state government said in a release.
The Meteorological Department predicted heavy weather activity for the next two days, according to the weather department.
At least 14 people were killed in a stone quarry collapse triggered by landslide in the capital city of Mizoram as Cyclone Remal caused havoc across the northeastern states, officials said on Tuesday.
At the dead of night, Cyclone Remal, still circling around the Bay of Bengal at speeds of hundreds of kilometres per hour, will crash land off the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh.
