Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh), April 19: As many as three people were killed in Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district in a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains, officials informed on Tuesday.
Bengia Nighee, Deputy Commissioner of Kurung Kumey district stated that the incident occurred on April 17 night at Sulung Taping village in the district.
"We have recovered three bodies so far. Our search and rescue operation is underway. Further, one person was injured and one escaped unhurt in the incident," Bengia Nighee informed.
Those who died were identified as Sariu Tongdang (52), Sariu Yajik (47) and Sariu Takar (9).
Intense rains have wreaked havoc on the state in the last week, causing road closures in various regions, as well as uprooting trees and causing damage to homes, according to officials.
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He further added that heavy and incessant rain triggered landslides in many places of the district and disrupted road connectivity and power supply.
"As many as 15 houses damaged alone at Koloriang area which is the headquarter of Kurung Kumey district. We are collecting damage data from other parts of the district," he added.
According to Additional District Commissioner (ADC) Ocean Gao, the affected families have been kept in a rehabilitation centre and have received relief grants.
Heavy rains hampered security forces' movement on border roads, particularly the Koloriang-Sarli-Huri road in Kurung Kumey district, according to Border Roads Organisation's Project Arunank Chief Engineer AK Konwar.
He said the road had seen a series of landslides, including seven 90-meter-long, six-meter-high landslides on Monday night and another 90-meter-long, six-meter-high landslide around 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
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