Ten killed in landslide in Assam
Ten people were killed in landslides in Karimganj and Hailakandi districts in Barak Valley in Assam today following incessant rains.
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Five members of a family were killed in a landslide at Sonachirra in Karimganj district in the wee hours, a police official said.
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The landslip, triggered by incessant rains, buried a house on the edge of a hill killing the five people. Among the victims are a man, his wife and their daughter and two sons.
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The area has been hit by continuous rains for the past three days.
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In neighbouring Hailakandi district, two incidents of landslide killed four persons at Bilaipur and a six-year old boy at Ramchandi area, police officials said.
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The debris fell on two houses where the victims were sleeping early in the morning, they said.
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NDRF and police have been engaged in rescue and relief operations.