Lianrih village
Landslide-hit Chin villagers in urgent need •Monday, 27 January 2014 15:40•Written by Thawng Zel Thang ( thawngzelthang@gmail.com)27 January 2014: Villagers of Lianrih in Falam township, Chin State, are in great need ofassistance as they are relocating to a new place following a series of landslides that have put theirvillage in danger.The victims, estimated to be 164 people of 28 households, face a difficulthumanitarian situationin building a new villagenear Congkua, about 3 miles away.According to theChin WorldMedia, the village's presidentsaid in his appeal letter to theFalam DistrictAdministration Office thatsome of the victims weretemporarily staying at theirrelatives' houses.The locals said that they hadnot received any assistancefrom the government, exceptfor 300,000 Kyats givenearlier from the FalamDistrict AdministrationOffice.They are planning to get water from a place about 8 miles away from the village and to connectelectricity to the new village from a hydro-po