April 21, 2026 11:31 am (IST)
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Arunachal Pradesh: 10 people die in landslide
Guwahati, July 1 (IBNS): At least 10 people including five of a family died in a landslide following incessant rains that buried several houses at Bhalukpung area in Arunchal Pradesh's West Kameng district on Friday, officials said.
The incident took place at the area following incessant rains in the bordering state with China in past couple of days.
West Kameng district SP A Koan said that, the landslide occurred when a hillock near Old Inspection bungalow caved in and buried several houses.
Police recovered five bodies from the debris and others were feared to be buried inside as several people are still missing.
Top police and rescue team rushed to the area and launched rescue operation to rescue the missing persons.
The recovered bodies are identified as H Barman (54 years), Durga Barman (45 years), Rina Barman (24 years), Leel Bahadur Chetry (57 years) and Dilip Goala (15 years).
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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