VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-22
“I would not blame mining activities for the flood. It was just the wrath of nature,”
Wennyei Konyak · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Wennyei Konyak stated that he did not hold local mining activities responsible for the flooding.
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