Manipur Landslide: 14 dead, several still trapped in site; rescuers pull out bodies from river

Massive landslides, which occurred at the 107 Territorial Army camp close to Tupul yard railway building site in Manipur, has previously guaranteed 10 lives.

Excavators are being utilized to take out bodies from a river in Manipur’s Noney region where a few group, including Territorial Army work force, are dreaded covered via avalanches.

Massive landslides, which occurred at the 107 Territorial Army (TA) camp close to Tupul yard rail line building site on Wednesday night, has previously guaranteed 10 lives, including two TA jawans.

Something like 55 others, including a few jawans, are as yet absent – dreaded covered close to the Ijai river.

Specialists have conveyed earthmovers in the troublesome downstream territory of the waterway, to take out the bodies.

Search tasks are being led by the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, and Territorial Army, other than the central and state disaster forces at the site. The Territorial Army gives security to a rail route line being worked from Jiribam region to Imphal, the state capital.

A Thorough Wall Radar is being enlisted via air to distinguish the presence of faculty covered in the debris, an authority release said earlier today. A search-and-rescue dog is also being inducted.

So far, 13 personnel of the Territorial Army and five civilians have been rescued, it said, adding that the search for missing personnel will continue throughout the day.