Mizoram CM appeals to PM Modi to rush aid to flood-affected Myanmar

CM Lal Thanhawla has also volunteered Mizoram as the base for possible air-dropping operations. Chief Minister of Mizoram Pu Lal Thanhawla. (Source: PTI/File) Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla has appealed to PM Narendra Modi to rush aid to flood-affected Myanmar, where around 50 people have died and more than 2 lakhs are affected by extreme weather due to Cyclone Komen.
Lal Thanhawla has also volunteered Mizoram as the base for possible air-dropping operations, which he says might be needed since many western regions of Myanmar remain cut off by road due to landslides and floodwaters.

Pointing out that Myanmar’s western regions is “home to a number of ethnic Mizo tribes with whom we still have very close cultural ties,” the CM added that civil society groups in Mizoram are mustering aid through donations and charity events.
Besides groups of local musicians, local media and various political parties, the church and community-based organisations have appealed for donations to aid victims of the natural calamity and planning for concerts to genrate money to send to ethnic Zo communities in Myanmar. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/mizoram-cm-appeals-to-pm-modi-to-rush-aid-to-flood-affected-myanmar/#sthash.5mH60hcD.dpuf