Death Count Rises To 5 In Haryana Landslide, Rescue Ops To Continue
NDTV
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij had said several rescue teams, including those from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and the Army, were pressed into service.
One more body was pulled out from under the debris at a mining site in Dadam in Bhiwani, taking the death count to five in an accident triggered by a landslide.
Four bodies were recovered on Saturday after the incident. Two people were injured. A BJP MP from the area alleged violation of mining parameters at the site.
Meanwhile, officials said the rescue operations will continue for the time being to clear the debris and to rule out the possibility of any other person being trapped there. "The body of a worker was pulled out from under the debris late Sunday evening," SHO of Tosham police station Sukhbir said over the phone.
The victim was about 50 years of age and belonged to a village near Rohtak.
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