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Four dead, five Army personnel missing after landslide, flash flood in Arunachal

Four dead, five Army personnel missing after landslide, flash flood in Arunachal

Itanagar: Four Army personnel are reported dead and five are missing after a landslide and flash flood struck Arunachal Pradesh on Friday evening. The landslide occurred on a road construction site in Upper Subansiri district, while a flash flood caused by heavy rainfall washed away two shelters in Dibang Valley district, officials revealed on Saturday.

The flash flood swept away seven Army personnel, with two of them rescued, leaving five others unaccounted for. In Upper Subansiri district, the Keojaring-Byaching road cutting site witnessed a major landslide that buried several people. Four victims - Tadu Baki, Taji Rai, Markosh Basumatari, and Babul Ali - were reported dead, with the latter's body recovered.

Rescue operations are underway, involving personnel from Nacho Police Station, Fire and Emergency Services, and the State Disaster Response Force.

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