At least five persons, including two women and a teenager, were on Friday killed while five others remained missing in a landslide that buried several houses in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district, which is being lashed by torrential rain.
The landslide occurred when a small hillock near the Old Inspection Bungalow caved in and buried several houses in Bhalukpong town, West Kameng district superintendent of police (SP) A Koan said.
While five bodies were retrieved from the debris, five others were still missing as rescue operation had to be suspended due to darkness and would resume on Saturday morning.
The SP, who is camping at Bhalukpong to supervise rescue operations, said torrential rain in the past couple of days have triggered flood-like situation in the town bordering Assam. Three persons have been rescued from the debris, but they have sustained serious injuries, he said.
The bodies extricated from the debris were identified as Leel Bahadur Chetry (57), Dilip Gwala (15), H Barman (54), Durga Barman (45) and Rina Barman (24). Those who remain missing are Pinky Boro (40), Miali Chetry (40), Niki Boro (10), Juala Chetry (10) and nine-month-old Angel Lenua, the SP added.
Five IB men missing
Five officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) are reported missing after landslide and torrential rain hit Bhalukpong in Arunachal Pradesh. Officials said the incident was reported around noon after an IB hut in the area was hit by a landslide. A team of 30 Indo-Tibentan Border Police personnel has reached the affected area and is looking for the missing officials, they said. - PTI
