By Zarir Hussain
GUWAHATI,India -No less than 14 individuals have died and one other 4 dozen are feared to have been killed after a large landslide in a distant space of the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, officers stated on Thursday.
Rescue staff battled heavy rains to drag out 19 survivors from the rubble on Thursday morning after the landslide at a railway development web site, the place staff had been sleeping in a makeshift camp in a single day, within the early hours.
The military has been drafted in to affix the search, however officers weren't optimistic.
The possibilities of the remaining individuals surviving are very skinny contemplating the truth that the landslide occurred round 2 a.m., Haulianlal Guite, district Justice of the Peace of Noney district in Manipur, informed Reuters by phone.
This month unprecedented rains have lashed India’s northeastern states and neighbouring Bangladesh, killing greater than 150 individuals.
Hundreds of thousands have been additionally displaced by the catastrophic floods in latest weeks, and in some low mendacity areas homes have been submerged.
“Relentless search operations will proceed throughout the night time,” a press release from the Indian military stated.
Military helicopters had been on standby and aiding in rescue operations on the web site of the landslide.
“Engineering gear together with dozers have been pressed into service for creating entry to the incident web site and assist in the rescue efforts,” the military stated.
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