Cyclone Remal: 27 dead in Mizoram, landslides in affected states

Cyclone Remal, the first major cyclonic storm of the year, claimed at least 61 lives on Tuesday. It claimed 25 fatalities including eight in Bengal, and seventeen in Bangladesh, AFP said in a report earlier. The cyclonic storm claimed 27 deaths in Mizoram, the Department of Information and Public Relations, Mizoram said on Tuesday.