Aizawl, May 30 -- Torrential rain caused the retaining wall of a pioneer camp to collapse in Aizawl, killing a 37-year-old man and severely injuring another, said Mizoram police.

The incident occurred at around 7 am at Thuampui area in the eastern part of the state capital when the wall fell on a makeshift establishment, where the two were staying, they said.

The inmates were buried under the debris when the wall collapsed, they said.

They said one person died on the spot, while they took the injured person to the nearby Greenwood Hospital.

Meanwhile, a bulletin issued by the state disaster management and rehabilitation department said that landslides, rockfall, and tree falls occurred at several places due to heavy rain blocking inte...