Woman, child die as cyclone strikes Arunachal

A woman and a child were killed today when the house, they were staying in, collapsed due to cyclone and hailstorm at Diyun circle in Changlang district.
Sixteen-year-old Kala Thaki and a six-month-old girl Siji Chakma lost their lives in the calamity, an official report said.
Chief Minister Kalikho Pul announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased, the report said.
The state government also sent report to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the incident and prevailing situations in the state.
So far 21 people have died due to flood and landslide in the state in past several days.

While a person was drowned at Jengthu River recently, landslide triggered by heavy rain washed out an entire labour camp killing 16 people at Famla village in Tawang district on April 22 last. Two others were killed in fresh landslides in the district the next day.