Manipur landslide: 42 dead, 20 missing as rescue operations continue

Monday, 4 July 2022Newsdesk

Rescue teams in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur are searching for 20 missing people, days after a massive landslide.

New Delhi, 04 July2022

As per news report ofBBC, more than 40 people have died so far in the landslide, which hit a railway construction site late on Wednesday.The victims were mostly labourers and members of a volunteer force of the Indian Army.Officials say heavy rains and fresh landslides have hampered rescue efforts.Monsoon rains have triggered severe floods in India's north-eastern states, particularly in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura.The impact has been particularly severe in Assam, where more than 150 people have died in floods and landslides. Millions have been displaced.

Source -BBC