Northeast India Landslide Death Toll Rises to 24... 38 Still Missing

National Disaster Response Force conducting rescue operations at a landslide site in Northeast India / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Seoyul] The death toll from the landslide in northeastern India has risen to 24.

Indian media outlets including NDTV reported on the 2nd that the number of fatalities caused by the landslide at a railway construction site in Manipur, northeastern India, increased to 24 as of the 30th of last month (local time).

According to rescue authorities, 24 bodies, including 18 soldiers, were found by the afternoon of the previous day. An official stated, "We have recovered 13 soldiers and 5 civilians, but 38 people are still missing."

At the site, military police and villagers were deployed to search for survivors, and radar capable of penetrating the ground surface was also utilized. However, the large volume of displaced soil and ongoing heavy rain have made the operation difficult.

On the day of the landslide, the death toll was initially reported as 14, but the number of victims has increased as search efforts continue.

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