Manipur landslide: Army jawan among seven from Assam killed; State govt to airlift bodies

The overall toll in the landslide at Tupul yard railway construction camp in the neighbouring State on June 29 has increased to 25

At least eight people from Assam, including one army jawan, have been killed so far in the landslide at a railway construction site in Manipur’s Noney district, State Cabinet Minister Pijush Hazarika said.

Twelve others from the State, including a railway engineer, are still missing, he said.

The overall toll in the landslide at Tupul yard railway construction camp in the neighbouring State on June 29 has increased to 25, while 38 others are still missing.

“It is an extremely tragic and unfortunate incident. Search and rescue operations are going on in full swing,” Mr. Hazarika, who reached Tupul on July 2 morning, told PTI over phone.

After visiting the landslide site, he will be meeting the injured persons from the State undergoing treatment at a local hospital, the minister added.

He said bodies of eight people from the State – seven construction company staff and one army jawan – have been recovered so far.

“One railway engineer and 11 other construction company workers are still missing. Five persons had been rescued, out of which two are currently hospitalised,” he said.