Bridge collapses in Manipur

[caption id="attachment_133181" align="alignnone" width="550"] Barak Bailey Bridge at Namtiram village in Manipur.[/caption] Our Correspondent Imphal, August 17 (EMN): Barak Bailey Bridge at Namtiram village, 167km west of Imphal in Tamenglong district, Manipur which connects district headquarters with more than 30 villages under Tousem sub-division has been swept away by landslide on Wednesday. Many villages heading to Tamenglong district headquarters and Tousem from opposite directions have been stranded as there is no alternative route between two hill stations. On August 12, a house which is under construction was swept away in a landslide at Tamenglong town, 150 km west of Imphal in Manipur. However there is no report of any casualty.